I saw two swallows today

[rbarata]

That's right!

[No-Pro-mwa]

Does that mean it's spring?

[Mountaineer370]

Around here, seeing Robins usually means spring is close. I saw three of them a few days ago, but it's still colder than average and quite windy almost every day. I hope spring is about there for you in Portugal, rbarata.

[rbarata]

Yes, spring is starting. Temps are now higher, especially the min. It has been raining a lot, it's the "normal" for this time of the year until the end of april, with temps getting higher as the time goes into may.

I know spring has started when I see three signs:

- Swallows (robins?) arrive
- My turtle wakes up from hybernation
- Phals start to bloom

[Dollythehun]

When the juncos go home, I'll believe it's spring.😁

[Leafmite]

I think spring is on its way here. The birds have returned and my first round of spring bulbs (mostly crocus) are in bloom. The pussy willows are fuzzy. Still waiting on the peach and cherries to bloom (I will certainly miss the apple trees being in bloom--we had them cut down a few weeks ago).

[rbarata]

What are juncos?

[Dollythehun]

This little guy, they winter here from Canada.

[camille1585]

In France we also use the arrival of the swallows as a sign of spring (though they are getting rarer due to lack of nesting sites- not many barns left for them where my family is).

Up here in the Netherlands, spring is when the spring bulbs start flowering! The daffodils and crocuses are out, but the tulips are going to be extremely late this year. Can't wait, I now work in the tulip fields area of the country.

[Bulbopedilum]

Not sure what spring is for me

Though since I am (just barely, latitude -7.7156) in the southern hemisphere I guess spring is around September-October or whenever it's fall for Americans.