The clouds cleared but the sun failed to warm and the wind was harsh. Birds were so hungry they came anyway. Blue jays, then an oriole and a mockingbird were first. In a flurry about 9am I saw bluebirds, warblers, too many starlings, a female pileated, and a Carolina wren. One warbler defied the much bigger pileated.
I waited till the temperature got above freezing to refill the barkbutter and jelly dishes. A Carolina wren came around to forage with white throats. Then the mockingbird, warblers, bluebirds, starlings, and even the pileated returned. A pine warbler tried to share the suet with the pileated. A pair of buffleheads paddled upstream. The crows chased a hawk away.
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