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I believe that was the year that the Rose-breasted Grosbeaks came down to feeders because the buds were killed in the tops of trees. That was a good thing! But as I watched for a male to appear at my feeders after days of rain (females had been around for several days already), I slipped on the slick deck steps and broke my shoulder. After 5 hours in the ER and a long rather sleepless night, I noticed that the beautiful male Grosbeaks showed up the next morning. I enjoyed watching them for several days, with the help of pain meds...... Susan Eaton Kirkwood, St. Louis CO., MO [log in to unmask] On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Clark Creighton <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Last year spring birding was tough through migration as the leaves had come > out about a month early and nothing killed them back so seeing into the > treetops was a pain. As I look out my window at the 5+ inches of snow > piling up and noticing all the buds on the trees, I am thinking this could > be like a few years back when a late freeze killed all the leaves and the > trees had to regrow them, leaf out wasnt until late april/early may. > > The snow I am sure has slowed migration numbers for the time being, and I > am trying to figure out when the next spring day comes how I can take off > work as I think the numbers moving through will be astounding once the warm > sets back in. > > Thoughts? > > Clark Creighton > Wildwood MO > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum > List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html