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Hummingbirds have been reported in the past few days not far from where I live. They typically arrive here around May 15th. It’s been a bit colder than normal here in the past month, making a person wonder what’s up.

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Raven chicks on a ledge on a cliff face near here are fluffy. The insides of their begging mouths are bright red.

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After waiting for a long time for a warm sunny day that didn’t happen, serviceberry buds decided it’s time to open. Roadsides are now very pretty.

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Jefferson salamanders are the earliest vernal pool visitors, arriving even when there’s lots of ice.

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The hard-won snowless ground got a sprinkled coat of snow overnight. The juncos are easy to see now, but still too many to count.

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Tonight an opossum crossed the road from an abandoned house that may have kept it safe and dry through the winter.

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Warm rainy night but not warm enough for major amphibian travel – just four wood frogs got helped across the road.

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