Changing Seasons
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 3:14 pm
As usual at this time of the year the onset of warmer weather here in southeast Pennsylvania has heralded an influx of Spring visitors to our bird feeders. Today with temperatures in the mid-70's a pair of Bluebirds are nesting at the bottom of the yard. Goldfinches are now changing from their brown winter coats to the striking bright yellow which gives them their name. Other visitors today included cowbirds, red-winged blackbirds, chickadees and purple martins. Gone are the red cardinals and snowbirds - a sure sign that winter is behind us.
We also see red-tailed hawks year round - happily they stay up in the sky and don't approach the feeders and we get an occasional bald eagle who sits high in a tree and every so often swoops down to catch an unwary chipmunk or small rabbit on the ground.
As the midsummer days get hot and humid we look forward to seeing hummingbirds at our hanging baskets and a colorful range of different types of butterflies and moths. Cicadas chirp throughout the day (and night).
Don't forget that Daylight Saving Time starts early Sunday.
What do other members see as markers for the seasonal change in their locations?
We also see red-tailed hawks year round - happily they stay up in the sky and don't approach the feeders and we get an occasional bald eagle who sits high in a tree and every so often swoops down to catch an unwary chipmunk or small rabbit on the ground.
As the midsummer days get hot and humid we look forward to seeing hummingbirds at our hanging baskets and a colorful range of different types of butterflies and moths. Cicadas chirp throughout the day (and night).
Don't forget that Daylight Saving Time starts early Sunday.
What do other members see as markers for the seasonal change in their locations?