Overnight the temperature dropped back to normal for December and the rain ended. The birdbath and the ant moat were brim full and the newspaper claimed over an inch of rain fell. My birdwatching began and ended with the cat. Still, waves of hungry birds showed up. Pine warblers competed with the downy for suet.
A Carolina wren ate barkbutter mush. A mockingbird also tried the soggy barkbutter but wasn't pleased. A
bluebird posed nicely up in a tree in the sun. Then male and female came for
barkbutter. They weren't happy with it either.
White throats and juncos foraged on the ground. Two orioles argued over the grape jelly, chasing each other around the yard. Meanwhile, a warbler enjoyed the orioles' treat. A flock of birds flew out of the trees before I was sure what they were. Maybe cedar waxwings?
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