Groundhog Day predictions: Pa.’s rodents are split on winter vs. early spring Updated Feb 02, 2021; Facebook Share Poppy, a rescue groundhog that has appeared in a Groundhog Day-themed television commercial with Bill Murray, at 11 a.m. today made it 2 to 2 in the annual rodent-based forecast for spring vs. winter. The resident of Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation in Millersville ambled directly to the bowl of treats on the early-spring side of her run. And with that forecast, the 4 groundhogs that delivered Groundhog Day prognostications for either an early spring or a prolonged winter of 6 more weeks split down the middle on the issue.