Where have all the birds gone?

[hunter]

6. They are all at our house. We are fortunate.

My wife and I do a lot to make our yard attractive to birds and our home borders a city owned open space that has been much neglected.

Over the years people have been encouraging native plants to grow, replacing some of the horticultural atrocities that were planted when the area was originally developed. The irrigation system that was installed then has long since expired. It first fell into disrepair unused during a major drought and was never revived.