Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Enjoy 'spring' while you can

For the last week of January, today's temperatures of 64 degrees is plenty comfortable;  daffodils are pushing their way from under the dead leaves and 23 robins were seen feasting on a Lancaster County lawn.

Maybe a sign of early spring?

Or maybe not, since the low temperatures on Friday will fall to a more typical 19 degrees, following a high of 30. Enjoy 'spring' while you can.

By the way, seeing robins isn't necessarily a sign of spring. That's just wishful thinking. This from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology--

"Although robins are considered harbingers of spring, many American Robins spend the whole winter in their breeding range. But because they spend more time roosting in trees and less time in your yard, you're much less likely to see them. 

The number of robins present in the northern parts of the range varies each year with the local conditions. During winter many robins move to moist woods where berry-producing trees and shrubs are common. "

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