Overcast

A couple of great blue herons were up early.  A male house finch and a female cardinal came to the feeder.  A cormorant and a ruddy duck swam on and in the creek.  Around the middle of the morning a light rain began.

At lunch, a towhee visited, along with the regulars and the sparrows.  A pelican cruised the creek.  The rain fell steadily.

Around 4pm the rain turned to snow, very wet and melting on contact.  The wind was very gusty but it did not stop the birds.   They had a "bread and milk" frenzy at the feeder.  The regulars were joined by the female towhee and many white throats.  The towhee kept tripping the feeder counterweight but wasn't clever enough to figure out why. 

Gulls sailed on the gusts while mallards and cormorants labored to fly.  Then they all disappeared around 5pm as the weather calmed. It's clear and dry after dark.