The creek was completely covered by ice and did not melt. The sky was mottled with clouds and sunshine was intermittent. Barkbutter balls lured the blue jays. Bluebirds were right behind. Brown headed nuthatches were hungry. White throats scoured the ground but some wanted barkbutter balls. Pine and myrtle warblers got into fights. Titmice seemed to avoid confrontation. A crow walked around briefly. A Carolina wren took over the barkbutter dish.
At lunch, a squirrel tried to break into the seed feeder but Yankee ingenuity won, again. No sooner had it given up than a brown headed nuthatch landed on the perch. A mockingbird landed on the barkbutter dish and found it empty. A pine warbler had to see for himself. Then a bluebird was disappointed. Meanwhile, a downy woodpecker got a meal of suet. A white breasted nuthatch came for seeds, and a barkbutter ball, alas. A Carolina wren was disappointed too. The red bellied woodpecker ate seeds even though there was a block of suet not a foot away.
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