Gusty

The sky was clear but very windy.  Despite that, the creek was fairly placid until disturbed by a flock of cormorants, this time headed downstream.  Later a flock of gulls circled over the dam outfall.  Herons flew around the creek as well. 

Meanwhile, the patio was visited by two Carolina wrens and two white throated sparrows.  I scattered some freeze-dried mealworms which the wrens liked, but the sparrows ignored.  Instead the sparrows foraged under the seed feeder.  The wrens also sampled some suet.

At lunch, we had house finches, chickadees, and more white throats, including one that tired of waiting for seeds to fall.  I glimpsed other birds that disappeared into foliage before I could identify them.

The day remained clear and sunny and very cold.