The light of the Winter Solstice

Walking in the beauty of the full Moon at the open land on the weekend of January 11th I noticed the birds singing, unbeknownst to them the air temperature was having a hard time rising above 19.
The light of the Winter Solstice has triggered changes in the birds here in North Salem. The Winter Solstice officially occurred on December 21st at 7:04 am. At this point the sun reached the Tropic of Capricorn making this the shortest day of the year with just a little over nine hours of sunlight. From this point on we begin to increase daylight hours until the Summer Solstice on the 21 st of June when the sun reaches the Tropic of Cancer.

By mid to late January the birds start courting each other and begin their nesting. Red cardinals and the beautiful blue bird stand out against the barrenness of the trees and the sparkling of the snow.

Great Horned Owls have begun their courtship, sitting low in old hawk nests or they can even be found using an old squirrel nest. If you listen closely in the darkness of the early dawn you can hear them, the mating rituals of the Owl include the singing of love songs between the male and female.

By February 2nd groundhog day arrives and by then love songs are commonly heard from many of our birds. Blue jays will be tricking us with their mimicking of numerous hawk species and, once warblers arrive, most male birds will have their testosterone at their highest levels.
By February 8th we will honor Tu’B’Shvat, the Jewish holiday celebrating the New Year of the Trees. This is the day the light signals the sap to begin running inside the tree. Although the temperature will probably still be struggling to reach above 19, the signs of Spring are here.
Just look closely.
Listen.

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