Apparently light rain fell during the morning leaving dry shadows under the trees. A blackbird flock was in the area and some just had to test the feeder's counterweight. This brown-headed cowbird managed to snatch a seed before the door dropped. They annoyed the other birds who could get at the seeds: several nuthatches, titmice, finches, chickadees, and cardinals. Doves, sparrows, and juncos were busy below and the female towhee joined them.
Lots of robins were hanging around. Did they come with the blackbirds? This female is facing the camera which makes it look odd - we usually see a profile so that the bird can see us out of one eye.Mid-afternoon, the male towhee showed up. Two wrens joined the feeder queue. The warbler made a brief stop in the rosemary. At least seven doves were milling around. Several herons and egrets worked the creek banks. Crows chased each other for lack of a better target.
The hyacinths have broken ground. As predicted, the rain returned at dusk.
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