The front left behind much cooler, less humid air, with sun and a lot of wind. Osprey and buzzards rode the wind, but small birds stayed under cover. I did see cardinals, house finches, and wrens. The wrens were still singing at each other - their territories deem to border over the pool. Two male cardinals faced off in the dogwood that seems to be their no-bird's-land. I tried, without success, to get a photo of the bit of brown thrasher nest I can see from the kitchen. I haven't seen the parents this week.
A friend mentioned that their hummingbird has been scarce for a while, just like ours. The wren sat on the branch just above the bird house and sang ownership. The cardinals continued their territorial squabble all day. The neighbor's magnolia began blooming. The sunflower volunteers reached the stage where they follow the sun quite visibly, changing from this \ angle in the morning to this / in the afternoon. A yellow jacket pollinated the rue. After dark, a sickle moon and Venus hung in the clear sky to the West.
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