Signs of Spring

Recent reports on the Saginaw Bay Birding webiste indicate that both Sandhill Cranes and Red-winged Blackbirds have been spotted in the Saginaw Valley area of Michigan.
 Check out this website for additional bird sightings. www.saginawbaybirding.org

Male redwings arrive on the breeding grounds a few days to a few weeks before the females return. Females look like large sparrows, so are often unnoticed.

The first image is of a male Red-winged Blackbird and the second is of a female Red-winged Blackbird. 

Spring is just around the corner but as my friend Denny so nicely pointed out.... "it's a long way to that corner!!"