On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:18:21 -0500, Eisboch wrote:

I just noticed that there is an unusual amount of birds outside, chirping
away.
Is that a sign of an early spring?

Eisboch

Well, the hummingbirds haven't made it across the Gulf yet, but in another
week or two.

http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html

For the past several years I've been following their northward migration.
Silly, I know, but it makes me feel warmer.