Is Spring Almost Here?

Mere · 01-28-2010, 01:01 PM

I looked out onto my back yard this afternoon and saw a flock of Robins eating the ground feed.

I will have to refer to my Peterson's, but I thought the Robin was a Spring bird in the Eastern States.

Just thought I would share... perhaps Spring is on its way.

Mere

mrsD · 01-28-2010, 01:13 PM

We've had robins all winter. I have several bushes with berries on them, and they flock thru in a group and move on. I just looked and the berries are indeed finally gone. But I have seen Robins in winter quite a bit lately.

I have Blue Jays in my suet feeders too. I now gauge winter by the Juncos. When they move in, that is really winter for us. When they leave, then that is our spring.
I have seen as many as 5 of them under our feeders this year.

http://wild-birds.suite101.com/artic...darkeyed_junco

cyclelops · 01-28-2010, 01:59 PM

I have a bald eagle looking for an open spot in the river to fish....no luck. It be frozen solid, still. We have to get to St. Patty's day to see a break. Unless we are very lucky!

Mere · 01-28-2010, 02:01 PM

I love watching the birds - we feed them along with the squirrels. All kinds of wildlife to watch including a group of deer that also participate in the feeding.

We still have the junkos... never have noticed the robins before...I would suspect that your Spring arrives a bit later than ours here in the Mid-Atlantic.

Thank you for the link and happy birdwatching,

Mere

mrsD · 01-28-2010, 02:05 PM

Check out the Hummingbird cam:

http://cam.dellwo.com/

one surviving chick of two..

And this is the Norfolk Botanical Gardens Eagle cam for this season:
http://www.wvec.com/marketplace/micr...eagle-cam.html

They are getting ready to lay the first egg. Camera is nicer and in a better position this year! When they zoom in you can see detail in the nest. Should be wonderful!

Mere · 01-28-2010, 02:07 PM

Bald eagle, lordy. how beautiful. We have a line that runs between the trees and holds some birdfeeders. Last season, a blue heron tried to fly through and got caught up in the line... It was incredible site and I felt so sorry for the bird, but it was fine and uninjured. Flew away no problem.

I have a sneaking suspicion that it was scoping-out the fish in our pond. Well, after the line episode, the heron never returned to my knowledge...

Mere

Mere · 01-28-2010, 02:09 PM

How incredibly neat-o the hummingbird cam is...

mrsD · 01-28-2010, 02:18 PM

We had a nest outside our bedroom upNorth, one season.

It was fascinating. But she did not return. She was very shy around people. If anyone went out there she'd fly up to the top of the tree. She really chased the little red squirrels too! 2 fledged out of that nest. I have some hummer pics in my album on my profile here, after I got a better camera.

I always put up feeders.

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