Some beautifully shiny grackles flashed through two weeks ago and the
starlings cleared out the feeder today. The first junco appeared on Monday
and has remained in company with tufted titmice, and wb nuthatches .
Usually, I report on a range of ducks at this time of year, but I have not
seen as many as usual although I have had far more mallards than usual
diving off shore for acorns (which are plentiful under my oak trees this
year). Four woodducks swam by last week and two buffleheads bobbed around
for about an hour on Monday, but that’s it.
