Well it's over.....

[Don Kaas]

How do they know?...I am up to over 50 birds in the flock I am "supporting" on my creek. I was in Michigan last week on business for 3 days and I was afraid they'd leave but when I pulled in the drive on Thursday after our second blizzard in a week there they were...mallards and a few blacks mixed in. I switched the "support" to a mixture of molasses covered whole corn and wheat. They are going through 12 lbs. a day. This morning they were joined by a little knot of at least 6 pintail drakes- a beautiful sight. All but a few mallards flushed up the creek a 100 yards or so when I walked down the bank with my bucket. I am sure the word is now out that good things can come from silver Mercedes SUVs idling near creeks.