Occasional sprinkles fell so the wind was not able to dry out the patio. And the light level was low for zoom photos. But it was warmer outside than in at breakfast.
First to arrive was the song sparrow followed by white throats. Then a downy woodpecker appeared. A flock of house finches disrupted chickadees on the feeder and argued among themselves. More woodpeckers appeared and I think there were two males fussing. The Carolina wrens discovered the mealworms I scattered. (When I went outside with the mealworms there were earthworms on the patio escaping the soggy ground.) Honeybees visited the rosemary flowers.
A kingfisher paused on a piling but not long enough to tell the sex. Hooded mergansers bathed and preened behind a screen of brush. Two male cardinals had a staring contest in the beautyberry while two squirrels flirted in the redwood. By mid morning there were at least seven juncos poking through the mulch. A dove cooed from the dogwood. A yellow rumped warbler stuck to the hackberry. Then titmice flocked to the feeder.
Around 10am the sun made an effort to brighten the yard. That brought all the birds back, from sparrows to juncos, and a half dozen doves. Three Canada geese came up to the patio but left when they saw me. A buzzard cruised over the creek. The butterbutt had to investigate and a pine warbler grabbed a bite of suet.
The birds disappeared at lunchtime except for a couple of buffleheads on the creek. The predicted thunderstorm never happened but the sky returned to gray. By 4pm, all I saw was a cardinal on the feeder. Between the West wind and the almost full moon, the tide was very low. And the moon was spectacular with clouds sweeping across its face.
First to arrive was the song sparrow followed by white throats. Then a downy woodpecker appeared. A flock of house finches disrupted chickadees on the feeder and argued among themselves. More woodpeckers appeared and I think there were two males fussing. The Carolina wrens discovered the mealworms I scattered. (When I went outside with the mealworms there were earthworms on the patio escaping the soggy ground.) Honeybees visited the rosemary flowers. 
A kingfisher paused on a piling but not long enough to tell the sex. Hooded mergansers bathed and preened behind a screen of brush. Two male cardinals had a staring contest in the beautyberry while two squirrels flirted in the redwood. By mid morning there were at least seven juncos poking through the mulch. A dove cooed from the dogwood. A yellow rumped warbler stuck to the hackberry. Then titmice flocked to the feeder.
Around 10am the sun made an effort to brighten the yard. That brought all the birds back, from sparrows to juncos, and a half dozen doves. Three Canada geese came up to the patio but left when they saw me. A buzzard cruised over the creek. The butterbutt had to investigate and a pine warbler grabbed a bite of suet. 
The birds disappeared at lunchtime except for a couple of buffleheads on the creek. The predicted thunderstorm never happened but the sky returned to gray. By 4pm, all I saw was a cardinal on the feeder. Between the West wind and the almost full moon, the tide was very low. And the moon was spectacular with clouds sweeping across its face. 
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