New yard visitors
Add blue-gray gnatcatchers and black-and-white warblers to the list of backyard visitors! I didn’t see either of these in our backyard last year. Maybe the birds have been spreading the word about the free seed at Goldy’s house…
Add blue-gray gnatcatchers and black-and-white warblers to the list of backyard visitors! I didn’t see either of these in our backyard last year. Maybe the birds have been spreading the word about the free seed at Goldy’s house…
Mr. Warbles is back! Actually, I think I saw the first warbler on October 1. I’ve been looking forward to their return – they are so cute! So now my primary visitors in the yard are the mourning doves, the house finches, a cardinal pair, the warblers, and a couple of mockingbirds. Fewer red-wing blackbirds have been around – I guess they prefer insects to seed when they can get them.
This porterweed reseeded itself from last year’s plant, and the Monarch didn’t object! So I guess the Monarchs haven’t quite left for their fall migration. I’ve seen several around the yard on the milkweed in the last week or two.