Woody says prepare for an early Spring

Woody the woodchuck, Livingston County's famous female weather prognosticator, proved Saturday that she's got a sense of humor.

The groundhog stayed out of her hutch through the count of 30 before heading back in on 31. She resurfaced again before the count of 35 - leading staff at the Howell Conference and Nature Center to assume Woody must be predicting an early spring.

"It was a photo finish," said Dana DeBenham, the center's wildlife director, who blamed noise on Woody's last-minute run for the hutch. "I don't think she saw her shadow. I think she was frightened by the crowd."

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