We Have Mexican Immigrants on our Property

Actually, I'm not sure if they're actually from Mexico, but there is a colony of Mexican Great-tailed Grackles forming on our land. This is the third winter we've lived here, and before now there hadn't been any grackles around. I think we would have heard them if any were in the neighborhood; they're quite loud.

About a month ago I saw a single male grackle sitting on the fence around the goat pens. He seemed to be surveying the land. Apparently he liked what he saw, and told all his friends, because by last Sunday there were a good dozen of them sitting in the trees in our picnic area.

They seem to mostly hang out in those trees and the goat pen. If Phantom doesn't eat all of his food right away, they hop right up and steal some.

This is in addition to the great variety of finches and sparrows that have flocked to Corvus's garden, also know as "The Oasis." They've gotten to the point where they're barely scared of him any more. Before too much longer, they might start perching on his hat while he waters the garden.