The warm temperatures have really changed the feel at DeKorte Park.

    Plenty of waterfowl are back, in time for Friday's Great Backyard Bird Count nature walk.

    House sparrows are house-hunting — in the Tree Swallow boxes (at right), unfortunately.

    A killdeer just flew over the Administration Building. 

   The bad news: Now when we see a large bird in the sky, it as likely to be a gull as a raptor.

   We saw only one Rough-legged Hawk today, and only one Marsh Harrier.

    Redtails a-plenty, though.

    We'll have to see how long this premature Spring lasts…