Date: 03/28/2007
Number: 1
First robin heard today! Just for fun, I looked up my records from past years to compare. Here's what I found and where I lived:
in Vermont
2007 3/28/07
2006 3/24/06
2005 4/03/05
2004 3/26/04
2003 3/24/03
in Minnesota
2002 3/18/02
2001 3/19/01
2000 3/03/00
1999 3/29/99
It looks like robins may sing a little earlier in Minnesota. I'll keep watching...
April 20 update
This morning at 5:30 am I finally hear robins singing outside the window at home. This is a full 3 weeks after I heard the first robin. We've had extremely cold weather and snow since April 3rd coldsnap hit and the robins haven't been singing about it.
Norwich, VT
Latitude: 43.8 Longitude: -72.3
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