Signs of Spring 2008:
1. Back on Feb 2, the groundhog proclaimed 6 more weeks of winter, which would have been March 15
2. The robins have been back in town for a week since around March 17
3. The vernal equinox was March 20
The real date for the start of spring this year is... March 31. That's when the Yankees open up their season against Toronto at Yankee Stadium.