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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SueO" data-source="post: 3129332" data-attributes="member: 33442"><p>That's a good list, Larry. I am always amazed when I see lists like this in places that are cold.  I think the same thing when I read Halftwo's posts. To me this is one of the great mysteries of the universe. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Why in the world would birds stay where it is cold and snowy? Obviously, many don't--I see them down in the tropics in the winter months. But why do so many stay? Food has to be scarce. If I were a bird, I would go where it wasn't so hard to make a living.  Then I started thinking maybe I had things wrong and it really wasn't very cold were you are.  First I googled the temp and got 37 with possibility of snow. The temp isn't too bad, but snow? After looking up the temperature, I  looked for location and was enlightened with a few tidbits.  St. Joseph, is the birthplace of the Pony Express and the place where Jesse James died. Love the Swans.</p></blockquote><p></p>