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Birmingham Jill

Jill is a Virginia opossum at the Birmingham Zoo. In 2019, she substituted for the groundhog Birmingham Bill on Groundhog Day under the name "Birmingham Jill". An owl named Bilbo was used in 2020, and then Jill returned in 2021, predicting an additional six weeks of winter.

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-'''Jill''' is a [[Virginia opossum]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]. In [[2019]], she acted as a substitute groundhog for [[Birmingham Bill]] on [[February 2|Groundhog Day]] under the name "'''Birmingham Jill'''".
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+'''Jill''' is a [[Virginia opossum]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]. In [[2019]], she substituted for the groundhog [[Birmingham Bill]] on [[Groundhog Day]] under the name "'''Birmingham Jill'''". An owl named [[Bilbo]] was used in [[2020]], and then Jill returned in [[2021]], predicting an additional six weeks of winter.
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 == References ==
-* Specker, Lawrence (February 2, 2019) "Groundhog snoozes, Alabama opossum predicts more winter" AL.com <!-- https://www.al.com/news/2019/02/groundhog-snoozes-alabama-possum-predicts-more-winter.html -->
+* Specker, Lawrence (February 2, 2019) "[https://www.al.com/news/2019/02/groundhog-snoozes-alabama-possum-predicts-more-winter.html Groundhog snoozes, Alabama opossum predicts more winter]" {{BN}}
+* Gore, Leada (February 2, 2021) "[https://www.al.com/news/2021/02/groundhog-day-2021-watch-live-as-alabamas-birmingham-jill-a-possum-predicts-the-weather.html Groundhog Day 2021: Did Birmingham Jill see her shadow?]" {{BN}}
 [[Category:Zoo animals]]
 [[Category:Marsupials]]