First flicker's hollering all through the neighborhood and flock of robins scooting through all the bushes.
C On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 8:49 AM Mary Kay Waddington <[email protected]> wrote: > February usually feels cold and dark and depressing to me, definitely the > middle of Winter. So it is a delight every time there is a hint in this > month of the Spring to come. First there were a couple reports of American > White Pelicans. (Of course someone spoiled it slightly by saying they'd > been at Barr all winter.) Then Great Horned Owls have been seen on nests, > and a Bald Eagle already has an egg! And the early Bluebirds have been > reported here and there. And there have been some house finches with > nesting materials in their beaks. But to me, the first sign of Spring is > when the woodpeckers start drumming, which they did last week. As well as > lots of hollow trees around, there are numerous pipes on the house that > resonate quite well. And a couple days ago there were 2 male Hairy > Woodpeckers, next to each other on a big tree, vying for supremacy by > stretching their necks skyward as far as they could. I'd never seen this > before and it was quite exciting. They looked for all the world like > American Bitterns in the reeds! And the Chickadees have started using > their "Hey Sweetie" call instead of just their Chick-a-dee-dee-dee or their > scolding of the local Screech Owl. So does anyone else have favorite Avian > signs of Spring? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/ad4ff3a3-fee8-467e-80d0-83fa8dcda17e%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/ad4ff3a3-fee8-467e-80d0-83fa8dcda17e%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CA%2BBAsdujhdEOu4XY6qEuL0yqtt2r32mo4%3D%2BK0ErTNeWZ8dEPSQ%40mail.gmail.com.
