Sunday, December 1, 2013

First junco

A mist over the creek segued into overcast.  Pelicans were patrolling early.  A mourning dove sat under the feeder all fluffed out.  It is somewhat warmer and quiet.

The cloudcover passed on a breeze from the West.  Cormorants, a great blue heron, and mergansers are fishing.  Finches, chickadees, and a white breasted nuthatch have visited the feeder while white throats scurry below.  The finches were working on the sweet gum earlier, as was a bluebird!

A Carolina wren investigated everything including me.  A mockingbird snacked on beauty berries.  After lunch, titmice joined the feeder crowd.  More squirrels look battered.  A timid junco was quickly frightened back under the rosemary.  Last year juncos arrived on the 5th of November and in 2011 on the 1st of November.  They're a month late.

Seven or more buzzards circled over the lake. A blue jay found a good place to hammer seeds on a level branch of dogwood.  And the pine warbler returned briefly.

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