birds of winter

The other day I saw a flash of blue in the back yard. Turned out it was a couple of blue jays. I haven't seen any blue jays in months. They must have been around. It is interesting that the birds of winter, the blue jays, cardinals, and chickadees are relatively inconspicuous during the summer months. It seems that it is only when the orioles, veerys, and thrushes have headed south that they become noticeable again. The exceptions are the crows; winter, summer, fall, and spring, you can't miss them. Full moon, the harvest moon, over the weekend.