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Spring Is Coming!

Some parts of the country have groundhogs to determine the coming of spring, but not in
Western Oregon! Each spring the turkey vultures migrate from the tropics back to Oregon to signal the beginning of spring. In the fall, these large birds return to the tropics to give birth to their young. This week I saw the first vultures flying in the skies overhead. Spring is here!

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