Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:44:39 -0500
From: Ken Vrana
Subject: Fewer Birds
I have property in Pittsboro but live in Cary until our new home is built and I have noticed fewer birds here as well.
My friend and life-long resident of Pittsboro, Sam White, commented to me a few weeks back, when I picked up an acorn and commented how large it was, that large acorns always herald a particularly hard winter and if you look at the weather nationwide, this early in the season, I have no reason to doubt what Sam said. My guess is that somehow the birds know that and headed South. as far as the missing squirrels are concerned I’m guessing they hurt their backs trying to carry all those oversized acorns and are in the ER.