On 2016-02-07 6:46 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> We have mourning doves year-round here in Michigan. I feed them, and
> sometimes a hawk will oblige by killing one. The hawk is going to
> kill something, somewhere, sometime (it's gotta eat), so it might
> as well be where I can enjoy its skill. Of course, the time a hawk
> took a mallard and left the remains on my pergola was distressing.

We do not have mourning doves here in the window. That is unfortunate
because we keep the windows closed and would not be able to hear their
annoying moaning.
>
> I can tell Spring is on its way when I see a robin. For some reason,
> Turdus migratorius is the Michigan state bird, favored over other
> birds that stay here all year long. I think I saw one yesterday
> at the bird bath, although it was too far away to be certain.

I am surprised I have not seen robins here yet. It has been unseasonably
warm this year. When I was hanging out the laundry this morning I heard
a kingfisher. They are not normally winter birds here.