I've given up watering about everything but some Coleus, Zinnias & blue curls that are still blooming. They're so full of bees & butterflies constantly, IDK where those critters would go since they seem to dependent on the few blooming plants in my yard.
I'm also keeping small dishes of water in various spots around the yard. Usually anoles run away from any movement but some are running right out close to me when I'm watering & desperately drinking while looking at me the way they do...
Before it got so desperately dry, I'd see little finches or wrens playing/bathing in the hose when I left it spritzing in the air for a few mins in a spot and went inside to get a sip of water, but I haven't seen them around at all in about a month. A couple squirrels have gotten used to me rinsing/filling the water dishes & now don't run away, they just watch, eagerly.