DALLAS, TEXAS — Well, I’ve moved to Texas. Again. I think I’m going to like my new apartment, but I don’t expect to see many birds. I’m surrounded mostly by parking lot in a busy part of town, but an older neighborhood stretches away to the south, so there are a few trees.

I’ve decided to keep a list of the birds I see or hear from the property, just to see who lives near or wanders past this sterile-looking bit of ground. This morning, I got off to a better start than I’d anticipated:

1. Carolina Wren
2. Great-tailed Grackle
3. European Starling
4. Dark-eyed Junco
5. Northern Mockingbird
6. Blue Jay
7. Ring-billed Gull
8. Yellow-rumped Warbler
9. American Robin

Three male grackles perched in a tree across the fence this morning, stretching skyward, taking turns to spread their tails, fluff their feathers, and sing. At least with them around, I won’t be bored for long.

Expect a slowdown (or complete cessation) of updates for the next week or two as I unpack, take care of paperwork, wait on the phone company to hook me up, and (drumroll, drumroll) transfer Search and Serendipity to a new host and domain.

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