There was no suet at all left this morning. I thought that explained why I saw so few birds. Carolina wrens did pop up periodically throughout the day. The butterbutt chased a pine warbler away from the empty suet cage. The cat came by in the morning but was disappointed.
But K hung a fresh block (last one!) after lunch and it only enticed a brief visit from a downy woodpecker. There was a brief flurry of other birds to other feeders at that time, 1:45pm, then hardly any since. Those others included the regulars, titmice, song and white throated sparrows.
There weren't many water birds either. A heron flew past a couple of times but I didn't see any egrets. A cormorant paddled back and forth. Ducks were scarce. It was warmer, not windy, and overcast so pelicans probably were out on the bay. If a predator was responsible for the scarcity of birds to count, it didn't intimidate the squirrels.
Red cedars were budding.
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