:-D Except for Blendon Woods earlier in the month, the only Junco I've had
was clutched in the talons of a Merlin last weekend...so I didn't count it.
:-D
On Nov 3, 2015 8:40 PM, "Robert Evans" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Almost two weeks ago, October 23, I had a brief glimpse of a dark,
> sparrow-size bird with white lateral tail feathers flitting away from me
> through the browning goldenrod on our farm. My inclination was "junco," and
> I would bet I was right. But I haven't seen any others since.
>
> I had a similar experience a few years back, and even earlier in October.
> That time I got a clear look, and I recall it was actually October single
> digits, maybe the eighth or ninth. I will look it up when I find the time.
>
> Juncos almost never come to the ground below our feeders until the ground
> freezes solid and hard. I think there probably is so much native food in
> these parts that they don't have to.
>
> I'm waiting to see them in numbers in the scrubby field or the forest edge.
> Soon...
>
> Bob Evans
> Geologist, etc.
> Hopewell Township, Muskingum County
>
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