What Unexpected Garden Guest Surprised You This Week? 🌿

[SPedigrees]

this morning there was a birdie outside that i was not familiar with, perhaps it was a juvenile catbird, but i really am not sure at all. the catbirds might be long gone for the winter by now anyways. i'll need to do some searching...

I had to look up catbirds to find that they are migratory.
Resident along the Atlantic Coast; otherwise migratory. Catbirds from across North America spend winters along the Gulf Coast from Florida through Texas and all the way down Central America and the Caribbean.

I love my catbirds. They hang out in summer by the brook and undoubtedly nest in the thicket of willow bushes there. Hope your visitor was not left behind.

 

[flowerbug]

I had to look up catbirds to find that they are migratory.
Resident along the Atlantic Coast; otherwise migratory. Catbirds from across North America spend winters along the Gulf Coast from Florida through Texas and all the way down Central America and the Caribbean.

I love my catbirds. They hang out in summer by the brook and undoubtedly nest in the thicket of willow bushes there. Hope your visitor was not left behind.

no, i don't think they are catbirds, but not sure yet what they might be. i've been looking through the following link to see if any look close to what i was seeing but not sure yet as i've been hauled away to other things... the good news is that there will be carrot cake tonight... :

35 Birds You Can See in WINTER in Michigan (2025)

Learn the types of WINTER BIRDS that live in Michigan and how to identify them. How many of these species have YOU seen before?

birdwatchinghq.com

of all of them the Dark-eyed Junco seems the most likely candidate.