I'm not sure how I missed Sunday but blame it on the great computer upgrade. I certainly took plenty of photos. The yellow cat prowled around the hillside. The pileated woodpecker pair returned but the suet cage was empty. They were not easily convinced to give up and they looked terribly shocked at such negligence. A Carolina wren and a mockingbird felt the same about the barkbutter dish. White throats didn't care. Pine warblers and a downy looked for the missing suet. Starlings would have settled for either.
Finally, I installed another block of suet a myrtle warbler took advantage. The male pileated soon returned. Blue jays noticed the barkbutter balls that I had refilled. The oriole got her jelly. The thermometer read 70°. There was trash afloat on the creek and a ball that I think was some kind of float that had gotten loose.
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Rain fell overnight and filled the birdbath Monday morning. The male pileated was back bright and early. I waited till late morning to refill the dishes and actually spent time outside making vitamin D under the beautiful blue sky. A handful of hoodies paddled downstream. Blue jays were wary of my presence but they really wanted those barkbutter balls. Pine warblers were a little more daring. I was too close to the jelly dish for the oriole. A white throat perched atop the dead dogwood.
Despite the warmth, the pelicans were active on the creek. One roosted on the roof of a boathouse. I believe I heard a kingfisher. A hoodie drake met a female and they disappeared behind vegetation. It wasn't as warm as yesterday and wind gusts made the air feel cooler than mid 60s.
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