Gretchen and I stopped by Sandy Creek Nature Center this morning (~8:15-9:15) and saw group of ~20-30 Rusty Blackbirds foraging at the edge of the claypit ponds. The flock headed for some distant trees after a few minutes but a few males stayed behind and we were able to observe them flipping leaves in the water looking for breakfast.

Also a group of pine siskins calling from the treetops

plus: towhees, white-throated sparrows, ruby-crowned kinglets, brown creeper, wood ducks, sapsucker, hermit thrush, et al. (I know I am forgetting some)

Cathy Ricketts Athens, GA

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