Spring birds arriving.

tcreeley · Mar 17, 2012

I saw 3 hooded mergansers swimming in a small brook yesterday by the road. Heard a cardinal singing and two purple finches were in the door yard. Tons of robins, redwings, and some cowbirds have shown up. There is still a fair amount of snow around, but it was sunny and in the 50's today.

Sterff · Mar 17, 2012

tcreeley said:
I saw 3 hooded mergansers swimming in a small brook yesterday by the road. Heard a cardinal singing and two purple finches were in the door yard. Tons of robins, redwings, and some cowbirds have shown up. There is still a fair amount of snow around, but it was sunny and in the 50's today.

Its been over 70 for the last two weeks here. We planted 22 acres of corn today :laughing:

rekees4300 · Mar 17, 2012

The phoebes have returned. It's official - Spring has sprung.

Baby Grand · Mar 17, 2012

I had my first mosquito bite today.
Oh joy of joys!
Robins are attacking their refletions in a garage window and my wife's car passenger side mirror.
The grackle / red wing blackbird bunch arrive last weekend and are chattering away.
The winter rye is greening up.
It's still light out when I get home from work!

QRTRHRS · Mar 18, 2012

Glad to hear that the redwings are showing up. I have been hosting thousands of mixed blackbirds all winter. Most of them should be leaving save for a few that breed here.

Heard "peeper" on my way home from work this evening for the first time this year too. Flys have been swarming all over my light yellow sided house so I picked up some traps to try to pre-emptive strike them.

Then there is the yard. Seems like I just winterized the ZTR. Hate to think about my gas bill for mowing this year.

tcreeley · Mar 19, 2012

74 yesterday. Thought I heard a mockingbird today in town- but probably too early for that. No frogs yet. Canada geese in small groups were flying over the house during the early morning drizzle yesterday. Black ducks were in the flooded fields today.

creekbend · Mar 19, 2012

Robins are plentiful, the clover is in bloom, and there are daffodils behind our pump house. I plan on mowing and weed eating tomorrow. Yes, Spring weather is here.

tcreeley · Mar 22, 2012

This morning I heard a song sparrow singing from one end of the yard. From the other I heard a white throat sparrow "Pure sweet canada...canada...canada or Poor Sam Peabody...Peabody...Peabody! You get the drift,
A little later I heard a killdeer calling from a playground and when I got home from work- there was a phoebe calling in the yard.
I used to feed the birds heavily- but with 7 kittens grown to 7 young cats- I don't anymore.
The robins are singing every morning just before first light while it is still dark.
I haven't heard spring peepers or other frogs yet, not since January during a warm spell. I wonder if it did them in. Only 1 mosquito.
Last 2 days in the 80's.

Baby Grand · Mar 23, 2012

The wood frog and brown tree frog chorus is getting loud every night.

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/3508
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/3506

Very pleasing sound and completely drowns out the drone of the highway.

Still waiting to see the rose breasted grossbeak who passes through around early April, every year.