I have been as excited as everyone as the Red-winged Blackbirds return,
perhaps the best sign of spring here in Vermont. And they may also be a
harbinger of long term change too. I hope everyone is able to get their
checklists into Vermont eBird, with or without finding them, so we can keep
tracking spring phenology so wonderfully. Here's a blog post a wrote about
these birds and the signs of change they may be giving us.
https://vtecostudies.org/blog/red-winged-blackbirds-signal-the-arrival-of-spring/

conk-la-ree!

Kent
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Kent McFarland
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420 | Norwich, Vermont 05055
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