The storm started with rain, which turned to slush, and it slushed overnight. We got about two inches of precip in total, part of that an inch of slush/snow, which has almost melted. Lots of houses on our block have no power.
It was cold and very windy, in fact, it’s still windy. I’ve already cleaned up most of the broken branches. Branches from our elm tree had flowers open. This was just the sort of storm that I was anticipating for the nasty part of March. I haven’t seen any major damage in our yard as yet.
Dozens of grackles and red-wing blackbirds arrived with the storm and drained the feeders, one of them had to be filled twice.
New blooms: elm tree.
Blackbirds invade, grackles and RWB's, slushy pachysandra.
Cardinals will not be driven off. The holly is iced up.
Redwing blackbirds hang out with the grackles.
Would you challenge him for a spot at the feeder?
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