I heard a Song Sparrow and saw a Kingbird (flycatcher) today.

Yep! I have no idea what kind of bird it is but there is one singing its head off outside. Bunch of robins around too

Robin in the yard yesterday.

Very nice.Be awhile here yet.Looking forward to hearing the birds and the frogs and some nice camp fires.

been seeing a lot of geese headed north

Got sandhill cranes all around me. The fields have been full for a week.

Haven’t seen any speckles yet but we get tons of them in spring but not as many migrate through in the fall. Those eastern kingbirds are ornery and known dive bombers lol.

Robins and one bluebird here today……

Tons of goldfinches around and one fool Tom gobbling like crazy the last 3 days.

She aint spring til I hear some red-winged blackbirds singing....phooey on the rest of them dicky birds

Nothing here yet, temps sure make it feel like spring though.

Nothing new here. The first duck I see is always with in two or three days of March 15th. It has warmed up 74 degrees over the low a week ago. So that is a start.

A big flock of robins showed up about two weeks ago. I have a large holly tree/bush that was loaded with berries. They spent three days and ate every single berry. Tons of berry seed crap under the tree now.

Turkey Toms just hammering yesterday, Ive heard them gobble some even in the Fall, But this was continuous.

Yep! Our purple Martins came in a little early this year! But, the other birds were a couple of weeks late.

saw robins headed north two weeks ago. Saw barn swallows back here yesterday under overpasses.

Saw one strutting for a hen on Valentine's Day. Seemed a bit early to me.

'Bout the only things we're getting new is American goldfinches and male red-winged blackbirds...


Jack

Redpolls and white winged crossbills have come into the yard lately
Some Bald eagles are migrating up the river yesterday going north.

I have seen Crossbills in the Dakotas, that is one aptly named bird.

Chickadees are beginning to sing . But March is the time they always look for real estate.

Still lots of snow but warmer. Saw a Song Sparrow and have more Juncos coming in. None of those are singing yet.

Too much snow yet for robins, but I always like seeing them arrive. Really like their song. Every year the ones who camp here for the summer have their own unique tweak in their song.

I remember when some were collected and the person putting them up " un-crossed " the bills
It is one bird that can nest in any month of the year...and has the largest dispersal rate east-to-west-north to south when they move.
Banded ones in Manitoba went to NY the next year then showed up in Utah the following year nesting in each new spot

A lot of snow geese in southern nebraska today.

Robin at the ranch for about a week now that I have noticed them. A lot of geese and other birds I been hearing.

Seen the first blue birds today....clean out all the bird houses.
Got to 55 today...

I've been seeing the large flocks of European Starlings that typically come through here in late winter/early spring.

I tell the wife I'm going to blast a bunch for the granddaughter and I to eat. We've done that a few times, they're tasty.

Eu starlings that go into the deep south come back mimicking Road Runners
no wonder they were first used as a parlour bird when brough over to NA.

First Red Wing Black bird this morning, 5 days earlier than normal.

Nothing says spring around here more than red-winged blackbirds in the cattails.

none here yet

Finally seeing some Canadian geese here.

Snow geese went by a couple days ago, some Red Wing Blackbirds showed up yesterday intermixed with the Starlings.

Just before the rain and snow this weekend saw the first Sand hills in our area. Have been seeing some new arrivals at the bird feeders. I am not a good bird identifier, so I don't know what species many of them are.

Bryce

We have had robins and geese all Winter, but I've been seeing more in the last week. We even had some kildeer stay here all Winter. It doesn't seem like there's been much here for them to eat. There's a bumper crop of night crawlers and I'm starting to have a lot of mole mounds pop up. I haven't heard any spring peepers yet, but it should be soon.

Keith

First stink bug today, does that count?.......jk

Turkey vultures are here. Of course many never left...just like the robins. Been a hummingbird or two working the feeder all winter long.

The buzzards officially return to Hinckley, Ohio on March 15th of every year, even though many stay in Ohio all Winter because of all the roadkill. They celebrate the buzzards return every year.

Keith

Had a Robin singing at day break, Now a snow shower .

1 spotted towhee (formerly rufous-sided towhee) showed up this morning.

Jack

Towhees are amazing, Jack. Song sparrows are usually mixed in with them, for some reason.

I love when they visit . I especially wait to see and hear Varied Thrushes. Among the most beautiful deep woods songs I've ever heard.

My first two robins showed up late yesterday early evening, around dusk. Love to hear them sing.

Boat tail Grackles pulled in this morning.

I was gone last week, but when I got home the Red winged blackbirds and Grackles were here, Also a Bufflehead was resting on the pond.

Was out and about today and saw the first Turkey Buzzard, Wood ducks, Kildeers, and a Meadow Lark of the year.

Spring peepers heard singing last night and it was 75 here yesterday with a couple Dragon flies out and about. Domestic ducks have been laying for a week now.

Bunch of robins out picking worms in the yard and geese are pairing up, flying over morning and evening to their local spring nesting areas.

Saw about 50-60 sand hill cranes in a field along the highway , next billboard was for a seed treatment to discourage the cranes from eating your seed.

The cranes can't read...

Been seeing a few robins and buzzards. Not many doves yet.

no but what a sales pitch to any one on their way to the seed dealer

I suspect the seed treatment makes the crane sick so it stops eating your seed before they have a half mile of a row un-planted

A pair of Blue -winged Teal showed up yesterday and also the first Bluebird of the year.

Brown Thrashers and Catbirds showed up today and I think I heard a RB Grossbeak, which is kinda early, they usually travel with Orioles.

Grouse are hooting from the hillsides here. Been chasing them. Swans showed up a couple weeks ago.

Was out on the prairie pasture and heard an upland Piper and a Bobolink yesterday, both very unique sounding birds.

The coots got here a couple days ago. I saw one gold finch and have not seen any more yet. The caragana is leafing out before they get here.

Sparrow migration arrived, White-throated, White-crowned and Lincoln’s in past couple days.

Was in the boreal forest on the weekend ; saw/heard 34 species, Ruffies are drumming all day long, woodcock are on display when it is warm at nights, numerous newly made pairs of Trumpters are fighting over several beaver ponds...what a ruskuseeeeeeee. Phoebes are back,
candle ice on the lakes but rivers are open
3 species of overwintering butterflies observed

Got my first Rufus hummer yesterday. He was tapping on the window and then the door glass , demanding I put out the feeder for him. I did.

Cassins Finches are here, they look like chocolate covered cherries and such a lovely song. Lots of siskins, juncos, and robins . Swallows are here too.

The Varied Thrushes dont sing near long enough. Miss them already.

Wish there are Meadowlarks here . Too woodsy for them.

First Oriole of the year this morning, Bats have been active for a week. Bluebirds fighting over the nesting boxs.

Also dug the first Ramps of the season.

A Green Heron showed up on the pond today.

Huge flocks of squawking turns coming through now.

I was just out back and saw a white hen Turkey, got a good video but I cant post pics .

Scarlet Tanager showed up this morning, They usually stick around for a week then disappear.

Barn Swallows showed up this morning.

Swallows are here as well.I have bird houses set up for them.

Hummers and orioles showed up 2 days ago
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Had the first grosbeak this weekend.

Put out grape jelly for the orioles, expecting them any day now. Same with the hummingbirds.

Also had a green heron come through. Cool birds.

First hummingbird showed up at the feeder this morning.

I was buzzed by a hummer last evening, so I broke out the feeders. Haven't seen one on the feeders yet, but I'm sure they will find them soon.

Not sure if you can see it, but there is a black capped chickadee in that rustic old birdhouse. I didn't get it cleaned out from last year's wrens and the little buggers hauled every stick out of there before they made their own nest.

What a difference a month makes, actually about two weeks. Gone are everything at the feeder except for the locals and a few migrating Hummers. Its so quiet in the mornings now.

Yesterday the Sandhills showed up, today a Red Winged blackbird.

Sandhills yesterday and saw and heard my first robin this morning.

First robins yesterday. South winds should bring redwings and grackles in this week

The geese will follow the edge of the snow pack, but they'll be here pretty soon

Good to hear, days are getting longer up here.

Heard a bluebird earlier

First killdeer today, always a welcome sight here. Definitely a sign of spring, saw a pair of birds building in a nest box I put up Sunday.

A killdeer nest is across the street from my house. She was setting on it week before last on a night that got down to 35. Will know soon.

Heard robins in the pre-dawn darkness

Saw and heard a few red winged blackbirds today

And heard a killdeer as well they are always early spring birds

As stated above I heard at least 3-4 pair of sand hills today. That eerie sound is back.

Bryce

Robins never left this year so no summer birds yet. I did see my first chipmunk.

Quite a few Robins didn't leave Ohio this winter.

Sand hills were back over the weekend. Saw the red-winged black birds and the first bluebird late last week also.
No vultures yet.

My hearings bad so unless the birds are close I can't hear them. Our birds have been fighting over nesting areas already and the male doves are chasing the females around. PIA chipmunks are everywhere but no groundhogs yet. Just a few robins around.

No sandhills here yet....im patiently waiting. Have a permit to harvest a few for the local dairymen.

Heard a few sandhill cranes recently but no sign of specks yet.

I don't know what's with the birds at my place. Early this season I had all kinds of birds hitting my sunflower feeder, mixed feeder, and suet feeder. They seemed to all have disappeared. Yesterday I saw a couple nuthatches, blue jays, one female cardinal, and a couple juncos. Last year I went through 160 pounds of sunflower seeds. This year barely 40 pounds. We still have snow on the ground. I can't figure it out. Anybody else have a similar experience?

Robins are here now. Every day I listen for my favorite song, the Varied Thrush. They only sing in March. Especially early morning and late early evening. They are rare , their song haunting , ethereal.

I didn't realize how much I like hearing birds singing, until last week, when I started hearing lots of birds singing again.

Keith

The feeders have been active and I have to reload frequently.
Was nice to see the variety of finches come back. House and yellows, mostly.
Have a jillion nuthatches and chickadees all winter. Cardinals and jays too.
The really cool thing was the huge flocks of snows settling on cornfields in area. When I come home from work it’s just jaw dropping how many are in fields near me. Impressive numbers.
Jim

I enjoy watching and listening to the nuthatches.Do you ever get the yellow belly sap suckers? I've saw only a few here.

Speckle bellies showed up yesterday and also a huge bunch of blues and snows.

Got back from Texas and found the robins and Grackles here, just before the big snow.

Same thing here, watched them all day before the storm until the hawk swooped in a got dinner. They have been back but the snow is hiding their food on the ground and the trees are picked clean.

Bet they're wishing they had postponed their travels a week.

My lone Red-winged returned yesterday to our cabin feeder. He's a pretty consistent sign prolonged cold is over. Next will be the sapsuckers arriving back.

Woodpeckers are drumming, love the sound

A couple days ago the grackles mobbed the feeders after a snowstorm, but it warmed up and they moved on