My two markers for spring for the last couple of years have been vultures in the air and Red-winged Blackbirds on the fence posts along Route 80. Yesterday, I had 4 Red-winged Blackbirds under the feeders in my yard and today I had a Turkey Vulture about 2 miles south of SVCC. This is well inside the Russell County line. It looks like spring is near, but you can't tell it by the temperature outside right now. Jerry