Cloudy and cool with gusty winds and morning snow, then cloudy and cold overnight with gusty winds. The high temperature was around forty eight degrees, and the low around thirty nine degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every two days. More small flocks of Canadian Geese are present. Crocuses are blooming.  More flocks of small black birds, Red-winged Blackbirds, Grackles and song birds are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring levels. Some liquid manure is being spread.