early spring?

yesterday, as i was driving to town, i noticed a lot of robins hanging out in the neighborhood. a lot. i mean, it's january - i wouldn't expect to see any robins, but they were in almost all the trees. once i got into town, i spent some time checking out the trees around the main square. i was expecting to see birds there. (it's warmer near the main square - the trees there already have leaves.) but i wasn't expecting to see a baby owl. or a piglet. the piglet really surprised me.