Spring is Here?

Welcome back to my blog. I didn’t know March could be such a windy month, but it sure has been so far!

One thing I like about March is that the birds are returning after spending the winter huddled away. The bird that always seems to make the first dramatic appearance of the season is the robin. Who could miss these birds with their bright red, puffy chests as they poke around the ground? Personally, I’ve always enjoyed watching them run across pavement. They look similar to cartoon detectives tailing a suspect with their sudden stops and bursts.

I’ve always been curious about why robins appear in such big groups in the early spring. I rarely just see one robin hopping about. Usually, the lawns and parks seem to be covered in them when spring is in the air. After pondering my question a bit, I decided to do some research, and I wasn’t disappointed by what I found out. The reasons robins appear in large groups on grassy spaces in the early spring is that they enjoy worms and other ground dwelling grubs. Because the ground begins to thaw in spring, March usually presents itself as one of the best times for the birds to gather up and go grub hunting! I guess the old saying is true, “the early bird does get the worm.”