So, I'm now fully convinced that the bird in one of my earliest posts for this blog was actually a cowbird. We had four of them today in the yard and after some silly prancing with wings wide open, one of them hung around for a long time at our millet and black oil sunflower seed feeder. Long enough for the kids and I to enjoy in the backyard swing and for me to snap a few photos. What pretty sounds they made--reminded me of a smaller version of the sound of the Oropendula from Costa Rica.
Seriously, we haven't seen the Towhee family in a week. There have been turkey vultures and other vultures circling all over town. We still have plenty of cardinals, finches, mourning doves, sparrows, and chickadees. Every couple days a group of red wing blackbirds shows up. I haven't seen as many woodpeckers lately and no one special like an Oriole in quite a while. Can't wait to see Spring birds!
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