I asked about arriving juncos on October 3, when I decided they were
late arriving in my yard. I've watched for them most days since, but
no sighting until today, when I just saw a single male. Usually I
have a flock of around a half-dozen birds, or at least that's the
most I see at one time; there are probably more. This is October 11,
my latest arrival date in 15 years of keeping records. From all the
responses, it does seem as if juncos arrive at different times in
different yards, in other words there isn't a big push over a few
days that floods the lowlands with these birds. Several people sent
me series of arrival dates from their yards, and I could find no
pattern of earlier or later dates on different years. But people can
certainly contribute interesting and possibly valuable information to
our knowledge of birds by keeping track of such things. Now, with
online entry points such as eBird for yard-bird sightings, that
information can be compiled over large areas and indeed be of some
value.

How about a Great Yard Bird Record Entry Effort?
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Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
206-528-1382
dennispaulson at comcast.net



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