Streams 1-3 feet wide, many are dry, a few a slight trickle.
Streams 3-5 feet wide, very light flow if any.
Streams >5 feet wide, some slight flow but you can walk across them on the exposed rocks.
Ponds <1 ac. dried up.
Ponds 1-3 ac. mostly cattails so must a little water.
Ponds >3 ac., 2-3 feet below norml levels, shorelines just cattails.
The trees, deciduous and coniferous seems to be OK with some new growth. Some accorns on some oaks. Wild apple trees are losing their small, brown apples. The deer and turkeys and others will be dining on them.
Same group of adult American turkey hens and two generations of young
still visit our bird feeders twice daily! Often many American goldfinches, a pair of cardinals, some chickadees, and nuthatches. Our well-fed Ruby Throated Hummingbirds are still here.
No signs that any of the small to medium size blueberry fields have been harvested. No signs of any hay harvested.
Were it not for occasional very dense, ocean fog in the mornings and the condensation it would be even dried. In the last 21 days we've received 0.53 inches of actual precipitation.
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