Sun on snow

The sky cleared by dawn.  Gulls, including one great black back, and crows were flying about along with flocks of smaller birds.  White throats and juncos joined cardinals and finches for sunflower seeds and a starling competed with a warbler for suet.

K said that a squirrel as able to use the snow on the roof of the feeder as an anchor to reach the seed trough.  She took pictures, so here is the proof.

At lunch a downy chased a butterbutt off the suet.  I can tell two yellow rumps apart - one has a black patch on the throat where the other is all white.  Lumps of snow were falling off the trees and bombing the ground. 

K said it clouded up in the afternoon while I was busy on the computer.