Chippie!
There’s hope for our snow disappearing! We are having record highs all of a sudden to replace our record lows – and this morning a chipmunk surfaced from hibernation, busily snatching anything remotely edible it could find in our yard.
It’s a very odd blend of seasons, as we can still hear the great horned owls hooting every night, something we usually only hear in the depths of winter. One of the owls has been calling from a perch atop the birch in our front yard, which means that late at night we can hear him (her?) from inside the cozy warmth of the front rooms of our house. Gotta love it.
The songbirds are migrating back in, too. I heard a robin last week, and yesterday and today small flocks of red winged blackbirds have been landing in the trees, before moving on.
We will, of course, have more snow – this is Wisconsin after all – but for today, at least, as my favorite childhood cartoon character, Pogo, would say, “Spring is sprung!”
Village Life | JAS | 
March 16, 2009 12:22 pm
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By Kris, in New England, March 16, 2009 @ 3:02 pm
Same out here in New England JAS! I’ve been seeing flocks of Robins everywhere, the Flickers started singing over the weekend, the Hawks are screaming and flying everywhere. And my beloved Bluebirds are busy investigating the 4 birdhouses we have on our property. They have nested in one of them every year – save 3 – since 1989. It is such a blessing.
By JAS, March 18, 2009 @ 11:02 pm
Isn’t it great? I so wish we could have bluebirds! We don’t have the proper setting for them, though. You have to take pictures and share them on your blog!
By Kris, in New England, March 19, 2009 @ 7:59 am
Once I’m recovered and getting out on my own, safely, you can be sure there will be lots of pictures taken this year. I have a new lease on life and I don’t plan on wasting a single pain-free second.