Birmingham Bill

Birmingham Bill is the Birmingham Zoo's ceremonial groundhog. He is the featured part of a ceremony held every February 2 (Groundhog Day) since 1990.

The original Birmingham Bill lived to be 10 years old, and passed away on February 13, 1996, 11 days after his final forecast. Since the passing of the original Birmingham Bill, several groundhogs have served as his stand-in, but the Zoo does not currently have a groundhog in its collection.

Predictions

• 2011: saw shadow
• 2010: no shadow
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006: saw shadow (on January 28)
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001: saw shadow
• 2000: saw shadow
• 1999: saw shadow
• 1998
• 1997: no shadow
• 1996: no shadow
• 1995: saw shadow
• 1994
• 1993
• 1992
• 1991
• 1990

References

• Roberts, Chris (February 3, 1997) "New Birmingham Bill debuts: Pops up and sees an early spring." Birmingham News
• Norris, Torraine (February 4, 2006) "Hole truth: Birmingham Bill a phony." Birmingham News
• Walton, Val (March 11, 2010) "Will a Hoover Harry be seeing his shadow?" Birmingham News
• Cuthbert, Matt (February 2, 2011) "Groundhog Day 2011: Birmingham Bill sees his shadow." Birmingham News