What does it mean when the first day of the new year gets up to 70°? Could it be climate change? Morning was quiet with only a few buffleheads out on the creek. I glimpsed a flock of hoodies right by the dock as I was hurrying to leave. Later a half dozen mallards paddled around, accompanied by one female bufflehead. The geese watched from a neighbor's yard.
Birds came after lunch. White throats foraged, warblers tussled over the suet, female orioles gorged on jelly, and a red breasted nuthatch sampled suet but returned to the sunflower seeds. Titmice and chickadees stuck to the seeds. A titmouse cussed me out for sitting too close to the feeder.
The clouds were spectacular all day until they merged into evening overcast. Crows flocked to chase a hawk. Turtles basked on a log on the lake. I began to get chilly from the wind so I left the wildlife to their own pursuits.
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