It's only February 20th, and I just saw my first Robin!!

[Siwsan]

This is, hands down, the earliest in the year I can ever remember seeing one. I haven't even seen or heard any geese, yet.

It has been 60 degrees and raining all day, and even though my back yard was a lake, this morning, the ground is already thawed enough for the water to absorb.

Of course, all of these signs of approaching my favorite season, Spring, are going to make the next inevitable snow slam that much harder to take.

[SamKnause]

1. It is 80 degrees in Seaman, Ohio. (60 east of Cincinnati)

I heard the return of geese last Friday.

My mother heard them on Saturday.

Spring is not far behind when the geese return.

It should be freezing here.

[Siwsan]

2. Just about a week ago we got around 12" of snow. Talk about a weather roller coaster!

Our temps will be settling back into the 40's, which is still a good 10 degrees above normal. (Flint, MI)

I have to keep reminding myself that one of the worst late snow storms I can remember happened in April.

[Keefer]

3. 76 degrees

where I live. 69 tomorrow. 50's on Thursday and beyond. I'll take it!

[sarge43]

4. Central NH: Our local sugar shack is brewing the good stuff - maple syrup.

They usually don't start until the middle of March.

Haven't seen a robin yet, but we're still knee deep in snow.

[magicarpet]

5. Snow on the ground here in Maine....

.... the robins will need little snow skis on their feet and a jack hammer to get worms out of the frozen solid lawn.

[nykym]

6. My backyard was full of Robins

last week, must have been 20-30 pecking at the ground for worms.
I'm in the Hudson Valley of NY.

[Comatose Sphagetti]

7. Saw Red-Winged Blackbirds last week here in SE Indiana.

Earliest I've ever seen them. They didn't return until the middle of March last year.
Have seen Killdeer already and tons of Robins.
This. Is. Weird. Waaaaaay early.

[csziggy]

8. We never really got any here in North Florida

Usually they show up in late fall and stay until March. I think I might have seen one this year.

[Fla Dem]

11. Flock passed through here last week. NE Florida. Filled the trees. Emptied my bird bath.

[csziggy]

12. I'm outside Tallahassee - maybe they are staying along the coast? nt

[Wolf Frankula]

9. I haven't seen a Robin

But I saw my first Batman



Wolf

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. For many years, it has been common to see them on the coldest days in January in northern Virginia.

On bitterly cold days, I can look out and see a flock of them out in the yard. It's never one or two; it's always a flock. I think that's been going on for twenty years; I don't know.

As kids, we were told that seeing one was an indicator of spring. Maybe they were common in the winter then too, and I wasn't paying attention.

For me, there's one sure thing they are an indication of: "this is not a good day to have your clothes out drying on the line."

Wow: look at all the record highs set today!

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An exceptionally warm day across the Eastern US today, with numerous record high temperatures for February 20th broken or tied. A number of locations set or tied new record highs for any day in February.

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[malthaussen]

14. Those are some seriously strange temperatures.

Charleston, SC: 82F
Charleston, WV: 81F

-- Mal

[malthaussen]

13. Some robins used to hang out at my U year-round...

... it was sad to see them huddling under steam vents in the middle of February in Philadelphia.

Now I'm in Kansas, and saw a robin a couple of weeks ago, even though the temps have not been much different from what they would be in Philly.

-- Mal

[demmiblue]

15. I heard geese a couple of days ago.

Today I am hearing Red-winged Blackbirds. I have a love-hate relationship with them (beautiful sights and sounds... been swooped numerous times near nests during mating season. )