Junco Nest

I went to grub out a neglected strawberry bed a few days ago.  Lawn grass had invaded, along with mint and oregano stragglers whose brethren were transplanted last year.  As I approached a sage plant, ready to dig it up and transplant it as well, out flew an black-headed darkeyed “Oregon” junco.  I peeked beneath the arms of the sage and there, nestled into the ground, was this perfectly round nest containing four pale, speckled eggs.   Needless to say, a limited operating period has been imposed until the juncos hatch and fledge.  The strawberries can wait.