Not So Silent Spring

A lot of spring birds are officially here. Snow geese, sandhill cranes, widgeons, the usual pintails and mallards, teal (blue-winged), ruby-crowned kinglets. We checked our book from last year, by this date we had seen a white-crowned sparrow. Have not seen nor heard one yet. Yes to the varied thrush. Thought I heard a robin tonight. Swallows. Our neighborhood trees have changed so much, I'm concerned about habitat loss. The thought of a silent spring is in the back of all of our minds some way or another. Some places are alive with birdsong. We are hopeful for more spring birds in our neighborhood soon.