Cloudy and cool with gusty winds and rain switching to snow, then cloudy and cold overnight with gusty winds and snow. The high temperature rose to near fifty six degrees by noon, then fell to thirty six degrees the rest of the day, and the low around thirty nine degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. 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.