"My" Phoebes have been back for a week or so, too. Next waited for date for me is April 10-12th when the first hummer usually shows up. With global warming, I might put up a feeder or two before the end of March! Nelda On Mar 17, 2013, at 4:54 PM, Kristi Orcutt wrote: > heard "my" Phoebe return on March 13th (next to Pocahontas State Park) > Kristi Orcutt > > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Catharine W. Tucker <cath.tucker@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > On Mon 3/10, I realized I missed hearing my phoebe on Mar 7, his usual > return date (2008-12 anyway). I went out the kitchen door into a mild, partly > sunny morning for routine feeder check. First thing I heard was "my" phoebe > singing energetically from 20 ft up on a small limb in the oak behind my car. > As I listened the rest of the day, he continued to sing from various "posts" > all the way around the house, taking 5-min pauses to catch his breath. > > At one point about halfway thru his boundary survey, he was answered by > another singer about 200 yds to the North near another building. Maybe this > year I can watch 2 families grow up. > Female towhee scavenged spilled seed under feeder this morning. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 17, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Bob Schamerhorn <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> While out working in the yard yesterday our resident pair of Brown Thrashers >> returned. We heard them singing and "snapping" in the tree just overhead. >> >> Bob Schamerhorn >> Website: http://www.iphotobirds.com >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iPhotoBirds >