Redwing blackbirds back in Michigan first of March??

bluebirdbabe

14 years ago

I don't ever remember them coming back this early....gonna keep my eyes open for other early arrivals!!

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corunum z6 CT
14 years ago
They were in central Connecticut Feb. 23rd. Does seems earlier.
donald lucius
14 years ago
i don't usually get the red wings till april here but have a flock that showed up on the 29th of Feb. they are bossy this year and chasing off the little birds and eating like pigs
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kendra2003
14 years ago
I saw a flock of them in MA a few days ago. I think a lot of birds are coming back early.
lisa11310
14 years ago
I think I saw a Vulture yesterday but it could have been our resident Eagle, didn't have my binocks. It was over a favorite Vulture hang out. Gotta make a positive ID before I put it in the books. I hope my Blues are not early I'm going out of town for a long weekend next week.....
Viking97
14 years ago
My husband and I saw the Vultures yesterday afternoon! Our resident cranes are home as well. A sure sign of spring here in Mittenland.
lisa11310
14 years ago
Well depending on where in mittenland you are I will count it as a Vulture then. Im North of Muskegon.
MojaveLove
14 years ago
They're back here too in N Illinois, about a week or two.
dzyg
14 years ago
Redwings and Killdeer are back in Central WI as of yesterday 3/11...the redwings are only about 2-4 days early compared to previous years. The Killdeer are a week or two early though.

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jomuir
14 years ago
We've had red-winged blackbirds in Detroit for 2 weeks now. I haven't seen any juncos lately either. Geese are back en masse, too. I think this is going to be an early spring.

Love the picture of them with grackles, seem to always be grackles around chowing down.
instar8
13 years ago
Everybody is early! I'm in N.IN, RWBBs have been here a couple weeks.
bluebirdbabe
Original Author
13 years ago
Tree Swallows are back as of today :/ that is early for them!! I hope this great weather holds out...87 today. All time high record for March

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