Snow fog

Despite the thick fog, plenty of birds found the feeders, including two red-bellied woodpeckers.  The brown thrasher was back, along with white throats, juncos, a warbler and the regulars. The icicles, however, were gone. 

Around 10am the fog began to sink, flowing down to the creek.  A half dozen mallards walked around on the ice.  Down by the dam outflow a pair of wood ducks paddled in the melt-water.  They were followed by a male hooded merganser.  Titmice and chickadees showed up.  A robin and a wren perched beyond the pool. 

In the afternoon there were flickers of sunlight.  At least eight mallards fed under the bulkhead.  The two chasing herons reappeared. Two doves and a song sparrow came to the reappearing mulch under the feeder.