In what season and time of year is the poem “the darkling thrush” set? in the very beginning of winter in wintertime, toward the end of the year in the spring, around easter time in the middle of autumn

A winter because the quote from the summary  states exactly this: When frost spectre-grey , and winter's dregs made desolate.

This suggests that it is winter.

breathe, think and analyze the situation, pull them aside and talk to them about it

i believe that the answer is true.