And the wrens and finches and bluebirds and tufted titmice and dark-eyed juncos and woodpeckers and chickadees and goldfinches and brown thrashers and starlings and ravens and the occasional confused hawk.
But the blue jays are new. It will be interesting to see whether they try to nest here in the mockers’ territory.
The mockers are extremely territorial, so I’m surprised at the amounts and varieties of birds in your back yard. But it will be interesting to find out of the mockers prevail or if the jays get to move into a new neighborhood.