Spring, where are you?

Ok so I got a little excited last week.  That's right, it is snowing and blowing today and brrrr, cold.  I still can't get to my garden yet unless I want to start shoveling snow. 

As I memtioned earlier I do not like store bought lettuce and grow a crop inside in the winter.  I love my grow-light lettuce. 

A few days ago I looked out at my bird feeders and the porch and feeders were covered with beautiful red capped birds.  Some also had a red breast with brown and white side stripes.    After a little research I found our they were common red polls.  As far as I know I have not had them at my feeder before.  There were more than fifty I'm sure.  The male of course sported the red cap and breast while the female was mainly brown with the red cap also.  I have since read that they are quite abundant this year and many birders have been seeing them all over the northern U.S.  They only winter here but nest far north in the arctic.  They should feel right at home here on a blustery March day.  What a treat to see all those beautiful birds.   Has anyone else out there seen the common red polls this winter?