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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is located at 1434 316th Lane in Missouri Valley.

March means the arrival of the early birds, including species such as brown thrasher, blue-gray gnatcatcher and red-winged blackbird.

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Spring is on the way. We can see and hear it coming now even though we’re in mid-February — more than a month before the arrival of the vernal equinox.

February is a big winter month, but it still offers us plenty of hints of spring as bird activity starts to increase.