Since returning to our Littleton, Colorado, farm over two weeks ago, the resident birdlife has seemed to be rather scarce and unusually quiet. Perhaps they sensed the coming snowstorm that arrived last week.
But now that we have passed the spring equinox, which occurred late last evening, they were especially active and noisy this morning. House finches, chickadees and dark-eyed juncos were the most numerous members of the chorus while northern flickers, blue jays, magpies and spotted towhees were most strident; background vocals were provided by white-breasted and red-breasted nuthatches, robins and intermittent flocks of Canada geese.
Scheduled to return to Missouri tomorrow, I was reassured by this morning's performance. All seems well on the farm.
