[va-richmond-general] Re: Yellowthroat

hi Jim and all , It,s true spring is on the way , in the world of birds it,s 
way ahead off our timescales . Starting to see signs of spring here in Richmond 
. first brown thrasher this morning under my feeder, cardinals singing at first 
light, rose finch singing , mourning doves calling , the Owls are mating or 
already egg laying. 
Yesterday was groundhog day they said another 6 weeks of winter, so it must be 
true. however here's a thought ! 
Britain's swallows leave the Cape in South Africa mid February and are home in 
six weeks to meet the spring. it takes them three months to get there when they 
go southwards, but when its time to come home they're on it !! the wintering 
flock of Taiga Bean geese leave Norfolk England without fail on the third week 
of February after spending all winter in Norfolk, go there to see them after 
then and it's already too late. The Bewicks (tundra)Swans start to go back this 
month to. In Japan the first parties of cranes  start to leave to go north ,  
in early February . ! so it's spring really , you just have to believe it !!!
cheers
Dave Briddon 


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From: Jim Blowers <jimvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Richmond listserv <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009 20:04:52
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Yellowthroat

With us it's a yellow-rumped warbler and a goldfinch. Both birds are smaller
than chipmunk birds (yellow-throated sparrows) and snowbirds (dark-eyed
juncos). Also we are getting a brown thrasher, which is not in the top 25
list of feeder birds in the newspaper a while ago. It is still cold and it
is still winter but when I go out in the morning the skies are full of the
twittering of birds.

Jim Blowers

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