They come and go - temperatures either too cold for some, and in summer, too hot for the others. If you check a migration map, some birds go to Canada for the summer to escape the heat. They're drifting back..juncos for one. They loaf on the ground eating seed.
One little guy and gal and their kids I shall miss is one I never really paid attention to before. Catbirds. They are dark gray with a tiny little black cap on the top of the head. They share the neighborhood with the robins - who both love grapes ($1.50/lb), serviceberries from the tree, mulberry tree and suet with the woodpeckers. I learned that when they make a sound like "maa" and I did it back, they would keep it up with me. A highly underrated bird.
I shall miss them. I always hope to be alive in May when they start to come back. It is a thrill to see them after they've travelled maybe over 1000 miles from So. America.
Bad luck with year with hummers. Used to have many, now down to a couple, but I keep sugar water out for them in a feeder.
Keep watching them. When the news depresses, the sight of a parent feeding a baby bird will make your day.
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