Because there was drizzle at dawn, K left the dish feeders covered. The sun soon lit up the creek. Mallards glided through reflections. A bufflehead drake fished. Egrets and pelicans cruised over the water. One pelican plunged with a huge splash The ruddy ducks were back. The temperature rose to the upper 60s, maybe higher. The sky grew milky blue, then gray-white.
The female pileated visited. Pileated woodpeckers and starlings
dropped a lot of suet crumbs which white throats gleaned from the
steps. I uncovered the dishes when I saw the oriole fussing because she couldn't get jelly. Fresh barkbutter balls brought blue jays, starlings, and a mockingbird. Warblers made the rounds. A Carolina wren took a bath, interrupted by a squirrel.
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