CBC reports that Wiarton Willie, along with most of his Canadian counterparts, has predicted an early spring after he did not see his shadow on Monday morning on Groundhog Day.

Groundhog Day is a long-held tradition of watching animals coming out of hibernation to predict whether there'll be an early spring or six more weeks of winter.

Every Feb. 2, groundhogs and even a crustacean emerge from their shelters to see if they see their shadows.

Here are some of the other Canadian animal weather prognosticators who made early-morning appearances:

• Shubenacadie Sam, living at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Nova Scotia did not see her shadow, predicting an early spring.
• Lucy the Lobsterin Barrington, N.S. is predicting an early spring.
• Fred la marmotte in Quebec. predicts an early spring.
• Van Isle Violet in Nanaimo, B.C. is predicting six more weeks of winter.
• Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania predicted six more weeks of winter.

Legend has it that if a groundhog (a crustacean in Lucy's case) emerges from its burrow on a sunny day and sees its shadow, it'll return to hibernation for six weeks more weeks of winter. But if it's cloudy and there's no shadow, spring will arrive early.