The sun shone in a hazy sky that later filled with clouds. It never got up to 50 and the wind made it colder. But hyacinths were blooming to welcome Spring. The butterbutt had a rough time landing on the suet. A female junco found seeds under the feeder. Bluebirds showed up when I put out barkbutter balls. Starlings argued over suet. A dove got a drink. Crows landed in the dogwood after lunch but soon found other interests. At suppertime a male pine warbler got a share of suet.
A fleet of cormorants passed by headed downstream about 8:30am. The wind kept rumpling the creek but the pelicans seemed able to see fish anyway. One pelican was beginning to show breeding plumage. The back of its neck was going dark and its head had turned yellow. An egret waited by the bend in the creek. The great blue heron chased another interloper but didn't bother the egrets.
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