Saturday, February 26, 2022

Audio Refutation of Visual Evidence

This morning, well it's frigid (19F,  -7.2C).  The wind chill makes it feel like 10F.  The entire site is basically a skating rink, so I didn't do any Scooby Dooing (is too a verb) around the property.  Of course, I had to feed the cat before leaving, so I braved the icy walk to the building where she's been holed up (the other heated building onsite), using two broomstick handles to steady myself as I traversed the frozen ground.

Although the site is icy, and the air is cold, there are signs that Spring is imminent, particularly a sound which seemed incongruous on such a Winter's day:


If you listen carefully, you can hear a distinctive trilling sound repeated several times.  That is the surest harbinger of Spring in the Northeastern United States, the call of the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus).  These brash birds tend to favor marshy areas, such as much of this site.  They are always a welcome presence, and hearing them warmed my heart on this cold, cold morning.

1 comment:

Richard said...

Yes there are marshy areas on this site! I often stumble into them. I'm just here for the birds.