This morning the air was not warm although it had that hazy sunny early spring look and smell. This is the last day of meteorological winter here in Maine and the first calendar day is only a few weeks away. 
While we have an extra day this February it sure doesn’t feel like a February day. Keep in mind that a year ago we had a tractor come in and push back the snowbanks so we had more room to pile snow.
I was working with a website consultant last week and she pointedly asked me. I don't see a list of things to bring along on my trip. Why is that missing? The answer is simply that as I have told many of you 
over the years. All you really need is a jacket and a smile!
Yes it is true and not just one or two but a whole flock of maybe twenty birds. I had a neighbor ask me a couple of weeks ago if it was possible that they had seen a flock of bluebirds and I told them that I sometimes see a few mid-winter; usually males looking to occupy the best nesting habitats in the early spring. The flock I saw today had both males and females. Still I guess that the strategy is the same; to be here first and take the very best nesting places.
