I haven't seen any of the Painted Buntings yet, even just coming through! But then, it's been a slow spring for a lot of things. No such luck with the Brown-headed Cowbirds, however...they're here, probably laying eggs in the nests of the other kinds of birds. I'd been hearing a certain distinctive bird call and seeing dark birds hiding in the thick foliage of juniper trees. Couldn't remember for sure what the cowbird call was, so I found it on the net and yep, it was exactly what I was hearing! Today, I saw a few of them clearly, but didn't have my camera with me.
