Woodpecker, warbler, wren

Sunrise tinted the underside of the overcast.  Birds were up early before there was enough light to take photos.  A female red bellied woodpecker found the suet.  The yellow rumped warblers continued to fight, but not with the woodpecker.  A couple of Carolina wrens also visited the suet, and briefly, a couple of pine warblers.  The warbler was not successful at intimidating the wrens.  A titmouse came for a seed and a goldfinch looked at the feeders.   On the ground, a handful of juncos joined the song and white throated sparrows. And then the tuxedo cat frightened them all off. 

A spritz of rain hit the window around 8:30am. A pelican cruised over the creek and a great blue heron flew North.  A couple of buffleheads were out on the water.  Eventually the downy woodpeckers arrived.  Doves landed on the patio. 

The rain stopped after lunch.  A brown headed nuthatch visited and was chased away by the warbler, which then bathed.  I saw some more buffleheads a long way off.  Most of the morning visitors returned, along with the regulars.  The sky cleared and there was actual sunshine in the late afternoon.