Birds are returning to my yard. The sight of them lifts my spirits. Even though the forecast and the weather don't look much like spring, see a chipping sparrow on the deck confirms the season. I saw a hermit thrush bopping around the blue spruce in the back yard last Saturday while I was burning some branches. A bluebird stood proudly on the septic tank pipe. Don't get me wrong. I like black capped chickadees, gold finches, white breasted nuthatches and woodpeckers. But these early birds of spring, because of their migration absence, really make me happy. I think the juncos and common redpolls have now left to go north to the arctic circle. I haven't seen any all week. The pileated woodpeckers, normally more sedate and elusive, have been crying and flying around the yard attracting attention like crazy. I think two males are after the same female and my suet holder draws in all three of them.
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