day 24. Spring in February Willow or Won't I?

1.1 miles. Smith Farm to Wynn Road and return. Beautiful High 30s, windless full sun. Titmouse, WB Nuthatches signing. House Finch outdoing them all. Prolonged song. Small patches of ground bare. Watercourses frozen. Staghorn Sumac still in good supply. Fruit depleted.

I learned that weeping willow is really a hybrid. That our native willow is black willow, and that I can't identify any of them yet. Being an abject beginner again is really disconcerting. it will come. The winter feeding flocks seem to be breaking up a bit. Found each of the species I noted today as singles except for the crows. A couple of nice photo ops.

Posted on February 21, 2021 11:16 PM by mainebirder