Earlier today one of my neighbors wrote me an email and alerted me that they had had a window kill of a White-throated sparrow. She also had seen a junco with strange white markings and she wanted me to be alert for the sparrow species and this individual junco.
I had just read her email and was responding when I looked out my office window (so glad that it's a home/retired office window instead of a working office window!) and I saw Golden-crowned kinglets in the yard. I quickly closed my communication and went for my camera. By the time I got to the yard the kinglets were gone and there was a surprising lack of bird population. However, since I had written about juncos only the previous day but hadn't furnished any photos I decided I would sit awhile and see if something might show up.
I spread a little 'habitat enhancer' on the ground and a few Oregon juncos showed up and I managed just three photos. While I was concentrating on getting a photo of one of the juncos on the ground there was a little activity and I suddenly realized that we had a new arrival on the scene... my friend the Slate-colored junco that has been here the last four (now five) winters! In reality you realize that I have no idea whether or not this is the same bird, but I've never seen more than one of the Slate-colored juncos at one time. And in line with my previous observations, these two cousins weren't happy to see each other.
So without further words I give you two Oregon juncos and one Slate-colored junco! Welcome, friend!
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