Robins are very active and possibly beginning to move northeastward.
Our hibiscus and hummingbird bushes are budding out. There are some breaks in the ice on the Platte River and the ice on area ponds is thinning due to recent weather well above freezing. An even more noticeable sign of spring is the conspicuousness of crows. Some crows do migrate, but many of them stay in the north. Recording Courtesy of Lang Elliott During December and early January, crows hunker down, concentrating all their energy into finding food and shelter.