The red-wing blackbirds came back in mid-February as usual, and then they left again. Yesterday they returned, along with a flock of robins! I'm not sure what the robins will eat with 18 inches of snow on the ground, but it cheered me up to see them. It was snowing this morning when I got up, but has stopped now. I've had just about enough of this stuff! We have to drive to Spokane tomorrow, so I'm really hoping we don't have nasty weather for that.