We are up to 18 male cowbirds and 8 females arrived this morning.   Along with the 70 male redwinged blackbirds, they are going through sunflower seed at an incredible pace.  I hope they pair off and spread out soon.

I heard a phoebe in the woods when walking my dog this morning.  They will probably be scoping out our garage as a nesting spot soon.

I saw 2 killdeer at a farm about  5 miles from our place, so it won't be long till they show up here.