We’re beginning to hear and see extra birds returning to the feeders round our yard. It’s one of many welcome indicators that spring is on its manner even within the face of waking as much as freezing rain this morning.
It will probably be no less than one other six weeks till we begin to see the entire birds of summer time return to our yard. I do know this from expertise and likewise from The Cornell Lab’s All About Birds migration map. The map reveals when birds typically return to completely different areas of the United States.
Speaking of birds returning, The Cornell Lab has an attention-grabbing article concerning the distinction between when migratory birds returned to Walden Pond throughout Thoreau’s time there and right this moment.
Here are some extra sources for educating and studying about migratory birds: