Spring Surrounds us in North Coventry

The thought of spring time is one that is loved by many.  Gardens are being planned, mulch is being ordered and the snow is a distant memory.  Well that would be nice but it actually snowed here on Saturday pretty hard for about an hour.  Spring time is almost here and it can be seen with the amount of wildlife showing up.  On Saturday over 120 robins were seen in Coventry Lake Estates.  Along with the robins many people have been reporting different types of birds such as crows and chickadees.  No pictures were taken but we will continue to try.  Many of the bird species in our state are here year round.  It is just easier to see them during early spring because you are outside more often.

Coventry Wildlife is back!!!!

After a major computer issue, that is we didn't have one, Coventry Wildlife is back!  And what better day to come back than ground hog day.  Punxsutawney Phil was out and about today and that rodent saw his shadow, again!  The prognosticator of prognosticators says there will be 6 more weeks of winter.  Well Phil, it was almost 60 degrees today so we will see about that.  Most people know groundhog day started here in PA but it is rather strange.   The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. It was the brainchild of local newspaper editor Clymer Freas, who sold a group of businessmen and groundhog hunters—known collectively as the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club—on the idea. The men trekked to a site called Gobbler’s Knob, where the inaugural groundhog became the bearer of bad news when he saw his shadow.  Did you know there are other prognosticating ground hogs?  They are Staten Island Chuck and Wiarton Willie. 

Phil is above, looking good.

Staten Island Chuck with Mayor Bloomberg in NY.

Wiarton Willie