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Mar

It is early March, but signs of spring are here …..

We live in central Illinois and spring migration has begun.  The first warblers are starting to come through in flocks – for us, the Yellow-rumped Warbler is the easiest to ID.  This little bird is often lower in our trees and who can miss that yellow rump!  We also have Ring-billed Ducks resting on our lake.  They will be here anywhere from a few days to several weeks, and then will be gone till next spring.

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