There are still a couple of male red-winged blackbirds coming to my feeders, but I don't expect they'll stay much longer. Because the snowbirds have arrived. Yes, that's right - the juncoes are here. We tend to think of migrating birds traveling far to the south, to sun-drenched lands where they'll spend the winter where it's warm and snowless. But juncoes don't need to go much farther than here in Minnesota. Look for them around your feeders and flying into the brush as you walk down wooded trails. Notice the flash of white on the outside edges of the tail when they are flying.
I saw one of these guys hopping around the picnic table last weekend and thought to myself, yup, winter's comin... At least they're cute!
ReplyDeleteGrandma doesn't think so - she really doesn't like juncoes because it means summer's over and the cold is coming. I keep trying to convince her they aren't bad birds, but she's not easily convinced!
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