Tuesday, September 16, 2008

The Blackbird is Coming


Actually I meant the Brewer's Blackbird. The bird, not the plane. That was just a teaser lead-in to get your attention.

Have you noticed that a)there have been fewer songbirds this season and b)the blackbirds are passing through. They seem to gather in small flocks and pretty much blanket a lot, going almost in line across the landscape looking for I guess, seeds and insects.

So what happened to the grosbeaks, the bluebirds, the finches even? Is something going on? Property taxes too high? Transient occupancy tax being applied to birds now? What?

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