The rain was over by breakfast though every surface was still wet and dark clouds hinted at more. The creek shone like glass. A pine warbler and a brown headed nuthatch were already at the seed feeder. The pileated woodpecker worked on the nubbin of suet. Meanwhile, the brown headed and white breasted nuthatches argued precedence at the seed feeder.
I uncovered the jelly, dumped rainwater out of the other dish, and refilled it with barkbutter balls. Word got around quickly to blue jays and a mockingbird. The female red bellied woodpecker soon joined the queue. Bluebirds didn't get much in between the others. The female orioles took a little longer to find the jelly. Warblers ate some of everything, although only the pine warblers wanted
seeds. A Carolina wren decided to have some seeds too.
The three crow-keteers perched in the trees to discuss strategy. Then they did their best to obtain barkbutter balls from a dish that was much too small for them. White throated sparrows foraged as usual. A male oriole finally showed up. K hung a fresh block of suet. Pelicans flew past on the lookout for fish.
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