A quick check of the Cincinnati Birds website list of birds and their  
patterns of occurrence suggest we are in the middle of their local  
abundance for White-crowned Sparrows, Peterjohn aside.

Nothing unusual at all apparently for our area, at least according to  
the local records of the last 25+ years. It seems like they are right  
on time.

If you were like me, you would have forgotten which week was the peak  
of their abundance (or never knew it). We had a singing bird in our  
yard under the feeders for the past two days, a new yard first.

Beyond it being the first one I had seen in the yard, I also wondered  
about its migration pattern. A check of the website database and I  
found that what I was seeing is what I should expect to see given the  
historical record.

Details aside, the song and appearance of that bird has been pure  
magic in the morning before work and upon coming home. I hope it  
stays a bit late.

Bill Zimmerman
Cincinnati