The temperature dropped 40
°F from yesterday. I heard wind and rain all night, but inspection of the jelly dish suggested that the rain was not heavy. A patio chair blew over. The weather brought out the birds though the low light at breakfast and drops on the window didn't help picture-taking. It was a quarter after eight before there was enough light. The first bird I saw was a pine warbler. White throats followed. Then an oriole and a wren came to make sure the warbler didn't get all the mealworms. Rain turned the jelly to juice but the orioles drank it. The red bellied woodpecker came back but starlings scared it off. Then nuthatches arrived.
By mid morning things had gotten lively. Two downy woodpeckers chased around the yard. A flock of juncos scurried everywhere. Titmice showed up. Chickadees pecked at the rosemary, I don't know why. A flicker hammered something under the cedar. A pair of bluebirds visited and the male discovered the grape juice.
A pine warbler peered at me on the computer. Then a flock of robins picked hackberries. After lunch I glimpsed a song sparrow. All the birds were very round and puffy against the cold.
The temperature dropped 40°F from yesterday. I heard wind and rain all night, but inspection of the jelly dish suggested that the rain was not heavy. A patio chair blew over. The weather brought out the birds though the low light at breakfast and drops on the window didn't help picture-taking. It was a quarter after eight before there was enough light. The first bird I saw was a pine warbler. White throats followed. Then an oriole and a wren came to make sure the warbler didn't get all the mealworms. Rain turned the jelly to juice but the orioles drank it. The red bellied woodpecker came back but starlings scared it off. Then nuthatches arrived.
By mid morning things had gotten lively. Two downy woodpeckers chased around the yard. A flock of juncos scurried everywhere. Titmice showed up. Chickadees pecked at the rosemary, I don't know why. A flicker hammered something under the cedar. A pair of bluebirds visited and the male discovered the grape juice.
A pine warbler peered at me on the computer. Then a flock of robins picked hackberries. After lunch I glimpsed a song sparrow. All the birds were very round and puffy against the cold. 
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