… and other clues that spring may be getting close: Unlike the proverbial watched pot, watched flowers do eventually bloom. 🙂
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- Sassafras twigs are turning green.
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- Red winged blackbird.
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- Singing, and then
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- a few seconds later …
I’ve been hearing red-winged blackbird songs for nearly a week, but only seen them the last few days. Today there were at least 3 singing, but they were mostly staying in the cedars. I finally saw this one through some branches (he’s only got the yellow part of his shoulder patch showing). The cardinals are also singing, but they were much more visible.
ETA Sunday: After chasing after the red-winged blackbirds yesterday, they’re out at the feeder in plain sight today – go figure!
Joyknits! 
March 6, 2010 at 8:01 pm
The color of the bird is amazing!! Snowdrops are one of my favorite flowers and I rarely see them. Thank you!
March 6, 2010 at 8:52 pm
The cardinals are busy around here too, it’s great to hear their song in the morning. The last of the snow just left my garden patch today so tomorrow I’ll brave the muck to see if the daffs made it through the winter.
March 7, 2010 at 9:13 am
Not only are the cardinals visible, but they are cranky, too;-D I love your snowdrops. And, I wish we had red-winged blackbirds. They used to hunt for bugs in the fields around the airport before the airport took away nature. Hasn’t the sunshine been like a balm?
March 8, 2010 at 9:58 am
I am listening to a cardinal right now. The red-wings aren’t back here yet. Then once we start seeing them, they seem to be everywhere on fence posts along the roads.
March 8, 2010 at 10:45 am
What do you put in your feeder that the red-winged blackbirds like?
March 10, 2010 at 11:09 pm
The cardinals aren’t here yet… 😦
but I’m seeing wee green tips peeking out in the beds where I know crocuses and grape hyacinths have been waiting to come out.
Time to start walking the yard to see what’s happening.
The fish were a bit more awake today. I’m thinking the 65 degree sunny day had something to do with that!