Up on the hill for my exercise walk this morning between 10:45 and 11:45, I saw a flock of 20-ish Snow Buntings at the eastern end of Mt Pleasant Rd. And at three different spots between there and the observatory I found individual Horned Larks, most likely the vanguard of those that typically show up in mid-February to take possession of small patches of open ground and start their flight songs on high, gearing up for breeding. I have a feeling that, come tomorrow, they may regret their decision to get here early!
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