Top Photo: Eastern towhee sings, “Drink your Te-e-e-e-e-e.” The towhee above is a local breeder and resides here year round. The tree swallows below have just returned from their wintering areas along the gulf coast and Central America and have claimed the nest box for their own (it was built specifically for them). The hermit thrush pictured here spends the winter with us but will be departing for points north within the next few weeks, if not days. Early seasonRead more