Give us something besides "they fudged the data"
the Northeast has been warming at a rate of nearly .5 degrees F per decade, with winter temperatures rising faster, at a rate of 1.3 degrees F per decade from 1970 to 2000, all changes consistent with those expected to be caused by global warming. 2010 was the warmest year on record.
neaq.org 
What was the other state? Wisconsin?
Early spring arrivals, early nesting, and late fall departures are being noted for some bird species across many areas around the world For instance, early spring arrival dates and fall departure dates of migratory birds are now extended by as much as 2 weeks each season (Root and Hughes 2005). Over the past 40 years a long term study site in Wisconsin, has shown that migrants have been arriving a minimum of 4 days (median dates) earlier. These early arriving species include: Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythopthalmus), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea ), Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus), Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina), Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens), Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia), Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), and Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (Lange 2008).
wisconsinbirds.org
further south
Spared Winter Freeze, Florida’s Mangroves Are Marching North
By JUSTIN GILLIS December 30, 2013
nytimes.com
Much of the Florida shoreline was once too cold for the tropical trees called mangroves, but the plants are now spreading northward at a rapid clip, scientists reported Monday. That finding is the latest indication that global warming, though still in its early stages, is already leading to ecological changes so large they can be seen from space.
Along a 50-mile stretch of the central Florida coast south of St. Augustine, the amount of mangrove forest doubled between 1984 and 2011, the scientists found after analyzing satellite images. They said the hard winter freezes that once kept mangroves in check had essentially disappeared in that region, allowing the plants to displace marsh grasses that are more tolerant of cold weather.
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