“But when fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it
always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September, it stays
awhile like an old friend that you have missed. It settles in the way an
old friend will settle into your favorite chair and take out his pipe
and light it and then fill the afternoon with stories of places he has
been and things he has done since last he saw you.”
~
I spotted this little Dark-eyed Junco a couple days ago in Castro Valley. My favorite park is coming alive with color! My favorite tree is off to a good start, and in the shrubbery beneath it were a couple beautiful spiders to play with! It struck me that this bird offered the best of Summer and Autumn. Brown and black, with just a touch of red. It blended into the fallen leaves so well I nearly missed it! Had it not been for my favorite birding app, GoBird, I would have missed it! We picked up the sounds of several birds we need for the 2024 file, and all signs point to it being a great place to really get in touch with autumn. We still haven't found the Brown Creeper, but it will be this year's quest. In birding one needs patience and luck. Mostly luck!
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