Can Spring possibly be near? One sure sign is birdsong, and my mood lightened last week when I heard Northern cardinals singing at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm for two consecutive days.
On the third day, I heard one singing as I went out to my car for a morning appointment. Again yesterday, I heard a couple of them singing at the Pole Farm and at least one singing in or near our yard.
The weather seems to have taken a turn for the warmer, with the mercury poking into the 40s yesterday. It appears we’ll top 50 degrees for the next few days.
I love all four seasons and the birds they bring. It’s a thrill when the woods move from the relative silence of winter to the enlivening songs of Spring.
I wasn’t able to get a cardinal photo last week, so I’ve posted one from last February, anticipating the next season of song. 🦅
The Jersey Birder 