Photo: A northern flicker woodpecker hides in a tree at Memorial Park, Dec. 6, 2025. (Corrie Boudreaux/El Paso Matters)
A flock of dark-eyed juncos felt rather social one December morning in Memorial Park.
The gray and white-bellied, round little sparrows hopped and chirped around the base of a tree. They come from coniferous and deciduous forests in the north, but don’t mind the mix of native Chihuahuan Desert and non-native trees found in El Paso…