Muskrats

 Nothing much new ornithologically speaking at the wetlands, but I did see some muskrats mating in a pond.

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I spilled some birdseeds on the balcony while filling my new bird feeder. The male and female cardinal came this morning and spent 5 minutes eating seeds from the floor--not from the feeder itself. 

UPDATE:

Other birds have discovered the feeder. Junco and chickadee. Once a bird discovers it, it will likely come back, as the cardinal pair has several times.