A sign of Spring

[Bill W]

Saw my first rockchuck yesterday.  Temp was 26 degrees.

[Bill W]

found this post from 11 days ago.  Mr. rockchuck's den is was under about 18 inches of snow until it got sunny and compressed the snow.

[Timberstalker]

The next 10 days for the basin look like full blown winter.

This is WEIRD for mid to late February. 

[outdooraddict]

funny you mentioned a rockchuck sighting, I about drove off the road yesterday here in spokane, because I couldn't believe my eyes, there was a rockchuck sitting up looking around the snow,  you could see his face looked like he was thinking "what in the he11 am I doing awake already". never seen one up this early

[boneaddict]

Blackbirds and robins showed up then we had the storm of the decade.   They are still here, looking kind of mournful. LOL

[Bill W]

funny you mentioned a rockchuck sighting, I about drove off the road yesterday here in spokane, because I couldn't believe my eyes, there was a rockchuck sitting up looking around the snow,  you could see his face looked like he was thinking "what in the he11 am I doing awake already". never seen one up this early

The males are usually the first out in February looking for mates.  Then it's back in the den for them.

[Angry Perch]

Blackbirds and robins showed up then we had the storm of the decade.   They are still here, looking kind of mournful. LOL

I was feeling bad for the robins in my yard. It's slim pickin's with 8" of snow!

[Southpole]

Since the snow showed up a couple of weeks ago I've been seeing a fair amount of dead birds here and there. They look like they just fell over, feet stickin' straight out.