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'100 Percent Correct': Fairfield County's Own Beardsley Bart Makes Groundhog Day Prediction '100 Percent Correct': Fairfield County's Own Beardsley Bart Makes Groundhog Day Prediction
'100 Percent Correct': Fairfield County's Own Beardsley Bart Makes Groundhog Day Prediction Although he's not a groundhog, Connecticut's Beardsley Bart has shared his own prediction as to whether or not spring will arrive early.  Known as "Connecticut’s own Prognosticating Prairie Dog," Beardsley Bart of Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo is known for always being right about his weather prediction, according to Zoo Director Gregg Dancho.  This year, the prairie dog emerged from his den with a small group of friends nearby and failed to see his shadow, predicting an early spring for the Nutmeg State.  However, although Dancho says that while Beardsley Bart's pred…

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