Windy, wet, and warm

A wild morning kept most birds away.  All I saw at the feeders were a male house finch, the warbler, and a downy woodpecker.  A few gulls teetered on the wind.  It was strong enough to blow over a mostly full garbage can.  The rain started up around 9am and was really pounding an hour later..  Every trace of snow and ice was gone.

While the morning was very wet, the sky began to clear at lunch and by mid afternoon, it was Spring!  The red bellied woodpecker showed up and a wren beat it to the suet. Juncos popped up.  A blue jay hung out in the trees. 

I cam home to a mixed flock of robins and cedar waxwings.  Doves were everywhere.  House finches were giving the warbler conniptions.  The sun shone and the wind calmed down.

There were just enough clouds to make sunset spectacular, but I was driving.  On the way home I noticed how sharp and bright the stars appeared.