Hi, Folks,

Ok, I know, looking out the window at all this snow, you
must think I'm nutsycoocoo, but yesterday, while at work
(Ft. Lewis) I saw a male Western Bluebird saying "pew"
while perched on the dumpster outside my office.

He was one of Sam Agnew's birds, banded on the left leg.
I'm sure he's the same bird who raised a passle of
babies last year near my building.
He's awfully early, and right now I"m certain he's
thinking he's lost his mind for coming back home in
February, but.....tells me that despite the snowstorm,
spring is here!
(my mom says "The Robins have to walk around in the snow
before the spring comes." That can apply to Bluebirds,
too, yes??)
Michelle Blanchard
WMeadowlark at att.net
Oly, WA