basswidow said:Are you sure they were robins?
Robins are a sure sign of spring - but their arrival is usually timed when the frost gives way to soft ground and WORMS. Right around easter for us in NJ.
We had 10 degrees this morning and I've still got a about 1.5 ft of hard snow to melt before I see ground again.
hard aground said:I'm not so sure anymore. We've had them for 2-3 years all winter long here in eastern Ct. They love to feed on our holly berries but they don't look too happy about being here.
Flocks of about 4-8 robins are common. Same with bluebirds. year round residents now.
hard aground said:I'm not so sure anymore. We've had them for 2-3 years all winter long here in eastern Ct. They love to feed on our holly berries but they don't look too happy about being here.
Flocks of about 4-8 robins are common. Same with bluebirds. year round residents now.
Yeah, We were wondering "where's the beef" (along with Clara Peller), now we know, lol, RandyBeetle-Kill said:I was at Taco Bell today, and saw a whole dumpster crowded with Ravens. :cheese:
Wood Duck said:Around here Red-winged Blackbirds are a more reliable early sign of spring. Some time in the next month they'll invade the feeders and will be singing in the yard. They nest elsewhere, but stay here long enough to make an impression.
No gangs of Starlings but there's been a solitary Starling hanging around here all Winter.PA. Woodsman said:And the "Starling gangs" do the same thing here...they come in Spring and leave in Fall by the thousands.