Nature Note:February Thaw

While January was nine degrees colder than normal,February has so far seemed about nine degrees warmer than normal.That is the way of nature:always balancing things out.With the rising temperatures,bird song volume has markedly increased.When you go out in the morning,you are greeted with quite an avian chorus.By this weekend,however,we will be back to cold conditions,with a possibility of a little snow.We will listen for any change in song with the return of the north wind.