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Brigid

(17,621 posts) Mon Mar 10, 2014, 12:27 PM Mar 2014

Look what I just saw in the park across the street!

Three of these guys:

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Look what I just saw in the park across the street! (Original Post) Brigid Mar 2014 OP

They've been looting the wet turf under the melting snow here for a couple of weeks. onehandle Mar 2014 #1

Here in Oregon, Daffs and crocus are blooming Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2014 #2

We had a whole flock of them on our lawn last week. That was wonderful! DebJ Mar 2014 #3

"Cheer up Cheer up, Cheer up Cheer up...Cheerily" Populist_Prole Mar 2014 #4

hearing the male cardinal singing all morning too just makes my head spin.... a kennedy Mar 2014 #5

I've been hearing them wryter2000 Mar 2014 #6

... Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2014 #7

We're starting to see these again. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #8

Welcome to DU. Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2014 #9

Thank you for the wecome and wave. CVN-68 Mar 2014 #10

Welcome to DU, CVN-68! femmocrat Mar 2014 #12

Thank you for the kind welcome CVN-68 Mar 2014 #13

Ours are late this year. femmocrat Mar 2014 #11

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. They've been looting the wet turf under the melting snow here for a couple of weeks.

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 12:44 PM

Mar 2014

Hints of Spring here in Philly.

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)

2. Here in Oregon, Daffs and crocus are blooming

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 12:54 PM

Mar 2014

and so are the flowering trees I can see over my laptop screen. and I can sit out here on the deck in a hoodie and no gloves!

spring!! whoohoo!!!

DebJ

(7,699 posts)

3. We had a whole flock of them on our lawn last week. That was wonderful!

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 01:10 PM

Mar 2014

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)

4. "Cheer up Cheer up, Cheer up Cheer up...Cheerily"

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 01:49 PM

Mar 2014

Been noticing them too and hearing their distinctive song.

Also nice is that it's been sunny and in the 60's two days in a row; breaking a long curse we had where every decent sunny day in the 50's had to be followed by 4 rotten ones.

a kennedy

(29,615 posts)

5. hearing the male cardinal singing all morning too just makes my head spin....

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 03:06 PM

Mar 2014

It's spring, it's spring, it's spring. FINALLY.

wryter2000

(46,023 posts)

6. I've been hearing them

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 03:30 PM

Mar 2014

Of course, here in Oakland, that isn't such big news.

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)

7. ...

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 03:32 PM

Mar 2014

CVN-68

(97 posts)

8. We're starting to see these again.

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 03:44 PM

Mar 2014

Mockingbirds.

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)

9. Welcome to DU.

Reply to CVN-68 (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 03:51 PM

Mar 2014

CVN-68

(97 posts)

10. Thank you for the wecome and wave.

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 03:52 PM

Mar 2014

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

12. Welcome to DU, CVN-68!

Reply to CVN-68 (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 09:52 PM

Mar 2014

and welcome to the lounge.

CVN-68

(97 posts)

13. Thank you for the kind welcome

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 11:30 PM

Mar 2014

and the wave.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

11. Ours are late this year.

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 09:51 PM

Mar 2014

They are usually here by now. I have seen mockingbirds and a red-winged blackbird though.

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