Dawn was lovely. Gusty winds brought temperatures in the 50s and a stream of clouds that occasionally held sprinkles. The sky cycled from blue with puffs of cotton to dark and ominous, then back again in ten minutes. The wind also brought pelicans inland. Herons flew low over choppy water in the creek and two of them had a territorial dispute. Only a few hooded mergansers and buffleheads were visible.
Orioles, pine and myrtle warblers, and downy woodpeckers were glad to get a new block of suet. They did not want to share. But then a crow showed up and they all scattered. The crow, however, wanted some grape jelly. Red breasted nuthatches grabbed seeds and retreated to a tree limb. The male oriole landed on the feeder hanger but spooked and never came back.
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