It was a miserable, blustery, cold, and wet day, but not as bad as the ice further West. The hungriest birds came for breakfast, beginning with a female oriole. The male red bellied woodpecker couldn't stay away. A male oriole came soon after. A brown thrasher hunted crumbs up and down the steps and then in the mulch. The light was poor and the bird in near constant motion.
Around 9am the rain trailed off and the light got better. The female downy went to work on the suet. White throats scampered around the patio. A Carolina wren took a whack at the suet. The wind gave it an unintentional crest. A blue jay checked for barkbutter balls but I didn't put any out to melt in the rain.
At lunch, we had a yellow rumped warbler chase. Bluebirds fought the wind to get suet. Starlings fought with everyone including other starlings. A flock of juncos landed on the patio.
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