Spring is definitely coming, and even if we get more cold and snow, we know it won't last.

Starting back on March 5: I saw my first Canada geese of the season, with two on the CEF. One was banded so I took some photos and sent them to a friend of mine who does goose banding for Canadian Wildlife Service. She replied: "we banded that bird on July 6th 2006 at Deschenes Rapids on the Ottawa Parkway as a local bird. Nice to see that it's still around and looking well from what I can tell." So if you see any banded geese, try to get the band number or a photo and send it off to the CWS. There'll be a story behind the band.