Friday, Feb. 26, 2021-SW Michigan-Too Soon For Return Of Southern Birds
Currently 30 with an average wind from the S of 8 mph. Feels like 30 degrees. Dew Point 24, Barometer 30.28, Humidity 77%, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 7:23 am, Sunset 6:27 pm.
Mostly sunny today with a high in the lower 40s. S winds around 10 mph. Gusts to 20 in the afternoon.
Partly cloudy with a 70% chance of an ugly night. Snow possibly mixed with rain in the evening, becoming snow with a chance of mixing with freezing rain at some point during the night. Patchy fog likely. Snow accumulation 1″ possible. Low around 30. SE winds 10 mph becoming S.
Too soon to be thinking Spring. Really. And people seeing the return of Robins, Bluebirds, Flamingos…well, no, maybe not those, but the rest of the returning feathered creatures… NO. Stay south. Wait. Use your tiny heads and stay away until the snow and ice and cold are gone and the ground softens up, the trees start to bloom…you know…time where you can actually survive. We may have an early Spring coming our way – my thinking, anyway – but someone is giving these winged critters some bad advise right now. I would rather see the deer, possums, etc., my regular winter visitors feeding out in my tiny backyard for a bit yet than those returning south-seeking during the winter, here-too-soon feeders.