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Friday, March 4. 2016

March Birds


Despite snow today, we are headed towards early Spring. Northward migrating blackbirds have been passing through - Grackles, Cowbirds, and Redwings.  Song Sparrows, scarce in winter, are back. Geese overhead all the time - Snows, Brant, and Canadas moving north from the Atlantic coast. Large flocks of Robins too.


Seen any migrants where you live? (birds, I mean)


(Off topic but re Spring: Snow Peas: St. Paddy's Day is coming. That's when we plant Snow Peas around here, regardless of weather. I have planted them in frozen earth and they still come up.)

Posted by Bird Dog in Natural History and Conservation at 16:17 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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Here in Nebraska the migratory waterfowl have been headed north for some weeks.

I haven't noticed any returning song birds yet.
#1 feeblemind on 2016-03-04 17:32 (Reply)
Red Winged Blackbirds mark the start of Spring here in the Midwest (Chicago 'burbs). Spotted the first ones this week. Loaded up the feeders with cracked corn and spread some on the ground for the incoming Mallards as well.
#2 Dave A on 2016-03-04 17:46 (Reply)
Here in Phx I saw two frisky Gila Woodpeckers in the back yard this am. But they don't migrate. It's definitely Spring though. It's been hot for three weeks. 10 degrees over average. What happened to our promised El Nino?
#3 Todd Nelson on 2016-03-04 18:46 (Reply)
I heard the call of a Pileated Woodpecker today here in midcoast Maine. Yeah, I know, they don't migrate, or not much, but this is the first one I've heard since last fall. It was a hopeful sound.
#4 Jeannette on 2016-03-04 22:01 (Reply)
Does that mean the snowbirds will be returning soon and leave Florida to the Floridians?
#5 grant1863 on 2016-03-04 22:33 (Reply)
I heard a racket I the garden the other day, looked out and saw a flock of Cedar Waxwings in the birdbath/waterfall. They were going crazy splashing around. They made a real mess eating the berries off the wax leaf ligustrum. Blue poop everywhere. They were gone as quickly as they had arrived. They are gorgeous little birds. We are in Central Texas and have only had one light freeze this winter, I planted tomatoes today.
#6 dianainsa on 2016-03-04 22:37 (Reply)
Robins and Bluebirds are back, here in Pa. 30 or so miles N.W of Philly. Tree Swallows aren't here yet, when they show up, the "Battle of the Birdhouses" begin, Bluebirds usually lose. But, we have lots of birdhouses. English sparrows and Starlings get high velocity pellets. Open season here in Pa. all year on those little rascals.
#7 OldBlood on 2016-03-05 10:47 (Reply)
Saw a huge flock of snow geese a couple of weeks ago [thousands of birds]. A first for me. They were following the Eel River in central Indiana and stopping to snack in the cornfields along the way. Quite a sight with both morphs well represented. We live pretty close to a restored marsh bird refuge and have been seeing [and hearing] the sandhills and rare whooping crane go over for a few weeks now. They're early this year.
#8 weaver (Link) on 2016-03-06 12:03 (Reply)

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