Birds…….. Chirping?

Waiting for the school bus this morning with my son… standing in 3-4” of fresh powder. I noticed some birds chirping and singing. A sign of Spring?

Spring is on it’s way. The days are getting longer which is what I really care about. I hate being in the dark the majority of the day. Temps will follow. All we need is a couple 40 degree sunny days and we will start to have this winter fade from our memory.

My first motorcycle trip is the 3rd week in April. Spring can come anytime.
DT

Never stopped

You still got some time based on the flocks of Robin’s I’ve been seeing. They haven’t left.

Something weird about Robin’s when they are down here is you never see them feeding on the ground, at least I haven’t seen it yet.

mplspug wrote:

You still got some time based on the flocks of Robin’s I’ve been seeing. They haven’t left.

When we had those -30 degree days, I saw some flocks of robins here gorging on crab apples!

Ralph Wiggum wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>mplspug wrote:</div>
You still got some time based on the flocks of Robin’s I’ve been seeing. They haven’t left.

When we had those -30 degree days, I saw some flocks of robins here gorging on crab apples!

I’ve had Pheasents in a junk fruit tree I have in the yard. They are hungry and will be all over the sides of the roads so watch for them.

When I walked out to the truck this morning I heard a bird chirping and literally said out loud “What the hell?”

I saw Robins and a Starling on a heated birdbath.

Many Robbins dont migrate. I see them all winter. They definitely flock up though. When the cardinals start singing I know winter is over.

My resident cardinals were singing all weekend in St. Louis Park, definitely a photoperiod thing.

i think the birds are eating fermented berries and buzzed up………..or there as screwed up as the weather forcasters!!!!!!!

I’ve seen robins all winter along a parkway here in town feeding on crabapples. None in the yard yet but mourning doves have been here all winter too.

Heard them sining as well. Sounds of spring.

zooks wrote:

My resident cardinals were singing all weekend in St. Louis Park, definitely a photoperiod thing.

I wish I was able to get a picture, about two weeks ago when I was dropping the Wife off at work there was a tree that was full of cardinals. I have never seen so many in one place.

suzuki wrote:

Many Robbins dont migrate. I see them all winter. They definitely flock up though. When the cardinals start singing I know winter is over.

I hear cardinals singing here every morning. Central MN.

Ok, since you guys don’t care about the first robins of spring I am going ahead and using them as target practice.

mplspug wrote:

Ok, since you guys don’t care about the first robins of spring I am going ahead and using them as target practice.

whats this spring thing you speak of???????:?:

I’ve had doves all winter at my place in SW WI. 2 of them sit on the heated bird bath and it drives the dog nuts!

They are so poor and hungry they are just trying to sing for there supper.

mplspug wrote:

Ok, since you guys don’t care about the first robins of spring I am going ahead and using them as target practice.

I’ll stick with crows for target work. I see Possum tracks in the snow today…..that’d make a nice target too.

Seeing a lot of Eagle activity in the park along the river lately and I am certain one was a golden. It most likely wandered over from Whitewater or the Alma area. The Bald Eagles nesting just north of here are in the nest a lot now too. Eggs maybe already? I haven’t checked the Decorah cams lately and they may show eggs if its happening now.

I’ll also note that gold finch males are just starting to get a bit brighter yellow in the bib area under the beaks. That’s always a sure sign of spring but with another 2-3 inches due tomorrow its getting really hard to believe spring will ever come.

I heard them the other morning as well. It was about as strange a sound as hearing a gas auger on the ice. The birds were a welcome sound. Can’t say as much for the other one.

I saw a turkey heading towards my smoker!

Heard my first red-winged blackbird this morning! Last Friday I counted a flock of 24 robins in Cottage Grove. And saw my first muskrat (road-kill unfortunately for him).
Spring has sprung at last. It’s like getting out of jail!

After all the snow I had neglected my feeders for a couple of weeks. Went out Tuesday and filled them all. Doesn’t take long for the birds to find them again. Also the Deer are finally moving around again.

Denny O wrote:

I saw a turkey heading towards my smoker!

I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there!!

I think the robins have left. They are on their way.