You read correctly. It’s not “snow is on the way”, it’s “snows (as in snowbirds) are on the way.”
I saw a small flock of snowbirds (juncos) in Deltaville last weekend – probably a southern migration from New Jersey or New York.
Each fall, snowbirds head south. I expect them to arrive in my yard in the next few days. I have a small flock of snowbirds every year. They show up with little fanfare sometime in November and hang around through the end of March, then they head north again to nest in the spring and summer.
Their migration patterns are influenced more by the lengthening or shortening of days rather than daily weather patterns. Interestingly, they travel almost exclusively at night, flying at very low altitudes. Females and younger birds leave first and travel farther south than the males. In the spring, it’s the males who leave earlier so they can reach the breeding gounds before their rivals and then defend their territory.
Interesting little birds. I hope to see them soon in my yard.
