BRIDGEPORT — Beardsley Bart, the resident groundhog at the Beardsley Zoo, did not see his shadow Tuesday morning, thus prophesying an early spring for Connecticut residents.
Bart “dug out from a snowstorm early this morning to share his weather forecast with a small gathering of his friends,” zoo officials said in an email Tuesday, and “did not see his shadow, revealing that Connecticut will enjoy an early spring.”
This, however, puts Bart at odds with his more well-known rodent family cousin slightly south of Connecticut. Punxsutawney Phil in fact predicted there will be six more weeks of winter as he emerged from his burrow on a snowy Tuesday morning to perform his Groundhog Day duties.
It’s not clear whether there is a split in the species when it comes to prognosticating, or whether there simply was more sunlight in Pennsylvania this morning than there was in Connecticut.
In Connecticut, however, there is confidence in Bart.
“Beardsley Bart is a very early riser and when he came out this morning, he confirmed that he did not see his shadow,” said Zoo Director Gregg Dancho. “But every year, Beardsley Bart says that spring is coming eventually, and he has always been 100 percent correct.”
Although spring is on the horizon, officials “invited everyone to visit the Zoo throughout the cold weather, as that’s when many of the animals are most active.”
“A new Mexican gray wolf, North American river otter and Amur tiger are among the newest animals at the Zoo,” officials said.
The Associated Press contributed reporting from Punxsutawney. william.lambert@hearstmediact.com
February 02, 2021 at 08:49PM
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