Yesterday I saw my first 2 Juncos of this winter season in my back yard. I
continue to find that water saucers and a habitat brush pile attract many
birds. Also, in recent months we have had Northern Mockingbirds back in our
yard after an absence of about 20 years. If anyone is interested, I have a
slightly longish blog post up about this, "The Mockingbirds' Legend of
Monsters," at:
http://www.plantwhacker.com/2013/10/the-mockingbirds-legend-of-monsters.html
In short, I believe the Mockingbirds decided we were monsters and avoided
our property, with the "legend" persisting for multiple bird generations
before it finally broke down this year...
Cheers,
Steve Young
Glencarlyn, Arlington
