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September 3, 2024 by Dave Bonta

The coldest morning since May, with an inversion layer bringing sound from the east—the slightly quieter direction. The Carolina wren duets with beeping quarry trucks.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags Carolina wren, cold, quarry, trucks
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