We have leaves hopping around in the yard, waiting for the right wind. Juncos, white-throats and other sparrows, finches, the occasional robin or other thrush. Getting fueled up for the next leg of migration, when the wind turns right.
Next time you start to pay attention to political polls, remember that one poll of the US Senate race in Maine did not include the incumbent in the question. He's an Independent . . . and yes, is running for re-election.