Signs of Spring

I caught this Bewick’s Wren in mid song yesterday afternoon while birding at Luckiamute Landing State Natural Area.  The sun was out, the temperature made it past sixty, we had our coats off. Northern Flickers could be heard calling from every corner.  Robins were in every bush, on every tree. Overhead, several pairs of Red-tailed Hawks were engaged in aerial displays, three bright colored Bald-eagles circled, the first of the season Turkey Vultures silently swooped by. All welcomed signs of spring and the promise of good days to come.  Alas it was short, as I sit at my computer this morning, cold and rain are the dominate features in the forecast for the next seven days.  Maybe spring is not entirely here yet.