Out like a lion

The last day of March was much stormier than the first.  Rain began around 9am but didn't seem like much.  The North-facing windows stayed dry.  A heavier rain fell around mid day.  Then the sun actually came out for  a while in the middle of the afternoon.  But the real storm arrived around 5:30pm with lightning, hail, and a tornado warning. It lasted a couple of hours, then trailed off after dark.  It dumped a lot of water. The birds seemed frantic for food in between waves of rain.

White throats fed before the rain.  The female red bellied woodpecker ignored the light, early rain.  Robins hunted for worms escaping the saturated soil.  A titmouse came for seeds, as did a very wet female cardinal.  Downy woodpeckers had some difficulty sharing the suet. Buffleheads spent much of the day on the water.