Oops! They're here!

Perhaps I wasn't listening carefully or early enough, but the White-Throated Sparrows are indeed here. It's 8:46 and I have opened the kitchen window and hear what sounds like several of the little guys singing at the edge of the woods. I was hoping to seduce them into coming closer by sprinkling seeds, crumbs and other goodies below the deck, but I think they are still a little tentative. I can imagine they are enjoying the mess of my decrepit garden and all of the dying wildflowers out there. Still no Juncos on the feeders, but that just may be a lack of observation on my part! Now it feels officially like fall. I just wonder what they think of these warm temperatures?

No Migratory Yet......

Well, so far, I have yet to hear the tinny, whiny song of the White-throated Sparrow. I am not sure if the warm weather has thrown them for a loop and caused them to stall somewhere else, but I suspect that might have something to do with it. I haven't seen any Juncos either. I am still seeing blue bird rallies in the morning. This morning there were several on the deck railing and in the Crepe Myrtle that brushes up against it. I put out some "Mealie Snacks" (dried mealworms", but it seems they haven't seen them yet. The temperatures have been unseasonably warm, but I doubt there is anything such as "seasonal" anymore. My daffodils are coming up once again, just like last year. They are several inches above the ground already.

In other interesting bird sightings, I was recently in Las Vegas and saw my first Road Runner. ("Meep, meep"). It was pretty exciting for me, being a big ole' bird nerd, and I took a million pictures of them. Road Runners do have the ability to fly, but rarely so, preferring to scurry along the ground very fast, so as to deal with the hot desert ground temperatures. It was exciting for me to see these guys in action since I have driven across Texas, NM, AZ, NV, and CA and never saw one. This trip I was actually on a golf course of all places. Just goes to show you that birds like pretty landscaping as much as we do. I was lucky enough on my previous trip across the SW, to see Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, Anna's Hummingbirds and Rufous Hummingbirds.

Well, that's all for now. I welcome any bird sightings or questions. I will find the answer if I do not know it already!
If anyone has had migrating bird sightings or insight as to the delay this year, I would love to hear about them.