Most of the spring migration seems to be done. The goldfinches left over a week ago. One day they were here, draining the seed silos daily, and the next day they were gone. In the void they left, I have been seeing the catbirds, indigo buntings, bluebirds, brown thrashers, and the usual suspects. Bob saw a tanager yesterday, and today he spotted a male rose breasted grosbeak on the rose trellis. He called me to the window and I got to see it too.
I have been pulling vines today. First, a bag full of poison ivy that had grown out into the grass from the woods. The wind kicked up and I decided one bagful was enough. I don't like to pull it when the wind is blowing. Then I turned to the grapevine and virginia creeper growing out into the paisley bed, where we later saw the grosbeak. If I tackle one little area each weekend, I can dare to hope that I'll get the garden back from the vines some day.
Meanwhile spring advances.
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