Everybody who is interested in birds should start paying attention to everything that flies as of right now. Today's bird sightings lead me to believe that either the birds are migrating back earlier than usual or the storms we are having from Texas to the East coast are moving the migrants in a different than normal pattern. Normally I wouldn't have this male Rose-breasted Grosbeak in my yard for 2 more weeks. These birds spook easily and stay near the tops of trees and eat leaf buds but in a peaceful setting they can be lured down to feeders with a supply on black oil sunflower seeds. Although this individual could be early, chances are that others are right around the corner since the Catbird showed up today. Grosbeaks normally arrive within a day or two of Orioles, Scarlet Tanagers and Yellow Warblers.
It is not out of the question that we could get a few birds that normally live in the Rockies and further west, showing up here because of the storms "guiding" them this way. We also need to keep an eye on where the cold front and warm fronts meet because migrating birds tend to stack up directly below the front line. We may want to put our oranges out now to draw in the Orioles. Keep your eyes peeled gang cause here we go!
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