Today I was surprised to see an American Robin in our neighborhood, first
this morning and again early afternoon. We've had them in winter a
couple of years, but haven't even seen one at Fort Lowell Park in months
(doesn't mean they haven't been there). But unusual for us this time of
year.
When we bought this house 13 years ago, we inherited a pineapple guava,
severely damaged by a few heavy freezes the previous winter. It has
finally grown and regained vigor, and has bloomed well the past two springs
(producing one fruit last summer).
For the past week, a Northern Mockingbird has been visiting several times
daily, and we see it vigorously plucking out the white petals of the
pineapple guava flowers and eating them with gusto.
Our FOS Brown-crested Flycatcher showed up on Monday, April 20th, and
Yellow warbler finally in the yard yesterday.
