[Hot Tabasco]

By now, there should be grackles carpeting every lawn in the area, sparrows and starlings, too. Haven’t seen them in well over a decade.

That's because they're at my house along with the also arriving cow birds.

I used to have lots of goldfinches coming to my feeders but for some reason, the last two summers there were none. However, they're back now.

The migratory bird act needs to be either done away with or modified since it includes those damn grackles, cow birds and cormorants.

[Salamander]

I haven’t seen cow birds in ages.

I love them.

They’re so friendly.

Please give them all directions to my yard.

:)