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 | yooperpete
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1413 Northern Michigan 
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2005-03-22 108508
Just saw my first red winged blackbirds of the season.
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 | beagle
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1333 Michigan
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2005-03-22 108518
The Canadian Geese have been doing fly-overs and "drop-bys" for about a week now. There is hope that this weather will break soon. ....
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 | hardwood
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2005-03-22 108524
Haven't saw a red wing yet, but regular blackbirds, robins and the wife said some of her flowers are starting to peek thru on south side of house. Sharpen up the mower it will be here soon. I'm ready, Frank. ....
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 | Chief
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4297 Southwest MiddleTennessee
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2005-03-22 108526
Sure seems like Spring is trying to get sprung! My plum tree sprouted blossoms last night. My damsom tree and salix trees are already sprouting buds. ....
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 | Iowafun
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 955 Central Iowa 
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2005-03-22 108528
The redwings have been in central Iowa for over a week now. I noticed some volunteer onions poking out of the ground when I tilled the garden on Sunday. Trees are showing signs of budding out. Getting real close!!
I'm able to start spending time outside. I need it as the wife is in the 8th month of pregnancy and is starting to make me a bit crazy with all of her noises and such. ....
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| lbrown59
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2005-03-22 108538
The Canadian Geese have been doing fly-overs and "drop-bys" for about a week now. There is hope that this weather will break soon.
Reply =============== they stay here year round.
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 | bmlekki
Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 185 Upstate, NY
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2005-03-22 108544
Still a bit off for me.
1.5 feet on the gound still... ....
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 | jwngej
Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 53 Wisconsin
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2005-03-23 108610
Snow still here also, but I have spotted some Terradactals, some flying and a few in the corn fields, digging through the snow for something to eat. ''sand hill cranes'' My little sister say these once and came running in the house scared to death, she thought they were prehistoric birds..lol, thus Terradactals.. ....
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| yooperpete
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1413 Northern Michigan
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2005-03-23 108615
A few years back, my wife and I were at the hunting property and she took the dog for a walk. She saw some Sand Hill Cranes fly over and land. She thought what the heck are those! Their screech is somewhat prehistoric in sound. Scared her enough to head for the cabin. ....
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| kubotachick
Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 116 illinois/wisconsin
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2005-03-23 108637
it doesn't even look close to spring here yet...and i've been itching to get those stupid houseplants outside to get hosed off (they're dusty critters). The surefire way to know its spring is when i go back to real work....and that hasn't happened yet so....no spring in northern illinois. ....
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| brokenarrow
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1288 Wisconsin
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2005-03-23 108651
Since I live 1 1/2 miles west of Lake Michigan, Spring wont come to my house till about a week before summer hits.
NorthEast or east winds create a temperature of 2-5 degrees above the Lakes Temp. Yes I HATE this town! 312 miles North West of here is my other house. By the end of this month it will consistantly be warmer there for a high temp than by me for the next 5 months. What worse? Geese evryday of the year fly over my house, I have had Robbins in my yard since the end of Jan!!! Crazy critters!. And to top it off, every time I go to the garage to get a soda I see my trailer and new tiller on it. (yes, the wife,son and myself are parked outside while my tiller and trailer and 2n/8n tractor sit in a nice cozy envirenment! Arg Arg! You know who where's the pants in my family?
Momma always said, "Stupid is--- well you know the rest
Forrest Gump! ....
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 | WVTC33
Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 16 Mineral Wells, WV
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2005-03-24 108656
I heard the first spring peepers of the year on March 15 in the pond by our house. Also heard a gobbler cut loose on our hunting property Monday morning, that got me in the mood for spring! ....
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 | AV8R
Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 882 North Central Wisconsin
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2005-03-24 108660
Begining to warm up nicely here too. Just a reality check you guys out there: Stuck on a college campus in the spring time, the short-shorts are begining to bloom already!
Life is good. ....
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| lbrown59
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2005-03-24 108661
I heard the first spring peepers of the year on March 15 in the pond by our house. WVTC33
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Haven't heard them around here yet as we have had a much colder March this year than usual.
Usually I first hear them between the last of Feb to the first week or so of March.
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| hardwood
Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3583 iowa
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2005-03-24 108666
While we're om the subject of birds and other critters, why is it so common to see a bald eagle now in the last five or six years. I had never saw one before except on the Mississippi River till recently, now we see them daily. There's one who sits in the top of a dead tree across the road from our house every day. I'm wondering if it's because of all the road kill deer that are in the ditches, I counted four in a four mile strech of road yesterday. Frank. ....
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| Iowafun
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 955 Central Iowa
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2005-03-24 108667
Hardwood, eagles are making a good comeback from their die-off in the 70's. I can't remember the exact chemical name that was wreacking havoc with them, but it was in the ddt pesticides that were used. Seems it made their egg shells very weak so the egs owuld break before the babies could hatch. With the chemicals banned, they are starting to make a comeback as the chemical exists their food chain.
The population is up so you should be seeing more of them. I enjoy wathcing them. 2 weeks ago, I had 3 (2 mature and 1 immature) soaring in the wind over my house. They were high up probably 500-1000 feet. Could just tell they were bald eagles. The spyglasses worked great on 'em.
We get them spending time in Central Iowa on their way back up north. When I lived in Knoxville, IA, I had to drive past Lake Red Rock every day. In early spring, they were hanging out by the road and I could often count 5 or more eagles there. Awesome sight! ....
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| jwngej
Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 53 Wisconsin
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2005-03-24 108674
This morning I saw something I have never seen before. I was on the phone with my wife and just happened to be standing by the patio door watching my dog play in the snow. I saw some large birds flying toward my house, I counted seven of them, they were definately Bald Eagles, I could see the white heads very well, I went in to get the camera as I have seen 4 and 3 at a time but never 7. I just wasn't able to get a shot through the woods as they were moving away pretty fast. Is it unusual for this many to be together???? ....
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| lbrown59
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2005-03-24 108682
We didn't used to have bald eagles here; but my brother has seen one perched in a tree along the Muskingum River.
He spotted it a couple of times in the same area in the last year.
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| Chief
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4297 Southwest MiddleTennessee
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2005-03-24 108693
I believe that chemical was a pesticide called "DDT". Did a lot of damage. Now if I could get my hands on a batch of Chlorodane. ;O) ....
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| dklopfenstein
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 125 Southern Indiana
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2005-03-24 108700
My yard is definately greening up here in southern Indiana. Infact, I was rolling my hard tonight and decided to go ahead and put the mower deck down and mow it even. Some places I barely took anything off, other places I took off a good 2-3 inches. What a welcome smell...cut grass. It was cold today but we have been having a few days here and there in the upper 50's to mid 60's. Nice to get some seat time again. ....
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| Iowafun
Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 955 Central Iowa
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2005-03-25 108709
Snowing currently here in central Iowa. Nothing serious, sticks to the grass and that's about it. Makes the black dogs look white. Won't stick around long. Pretty though with the flakes coming down.
Inlaws are supposedly headed this way today... stuck inside, maybe I should clean the toilet for them? Nah, I'll go out in the shop and grease something. ....
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