Red Wing Blackbirds, An Early Sign of Spring

Yesterday, or the day before, my friend George Raterman called me with the news that he had a red-winged blackbird in his bird feeders.   This morning my feeder was overrun by a mixed flock of starlings and red-wing blackbirds.   It’s a definite early sign of spring for us nature lovers and bird watchers.  Even in a mild winter like this one, we are glad to see it, even if the bird seed does disappear quickly.