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