The most clear and obvious sign of spring, or climate change, over the long weekend, was certainly the weather. It hit 70 on Saturday, and was in the 60's Sunday and Monday. The next 2 days, at least, promise to be as warm.
Here are some other signs of spring that I saw this weekend:
Showdrops -- these have probably been up for quite a while, I just haven't looked.
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| Photo 2/18/17 |
It was probably a great weekend for birders. Even as a not-birder, I noticed that there was a lot of activity... things that are here all winter were just active and noisy. I saw robins (which used to be a harbinger or spring) and killdeer abounded. We are technically in the summer range of the killdeer, according to Cornell, but we're so close to the year-round range that seeing them now isn't necessarily hugely significant. There were ducks, mallard and otherwise, swimming in the open waters. Red-wing black birds were all over, their calls piercing the air. (I know that photo isn't clearly recognizable as a RWBB, you'll have to trust me on that!)
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| Photo 2/18/17 |
Silver maples always have early-swelling buds, but these ones are definitely opening and letting their flower parts show:
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| Photo 2/18/17 |
I also saw my first woolly bear of the spring. I also saw a millipede, and we had a little cranefly in our house.
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| Photo 2/20/17 |
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