It rained most of the day. Word got around that there was suet again. The orioles returned. Downy and red bellied woodpeckers claimed a share but I think bluebirds got the most, except for the starlings. The ant moat gave one starling an unwanted bath. Even a blue jay tried to cling to the suet cage. Pine and yellow rumped warblers, a mockingbird, and Carolina wrens joined in. White throated sparrows and a brown thrasher cleaned up what fell.
I believe I saw a brown headed nuthatch briefly, trying to get a sunflower seed, but the yellow rumped warbler over-reacted and chased away every smaller bird. We chased off the starlings repeatedly and once I saw a couple dozen blackbirds up in the trees It was a mixed flock because at least one was a red-winged blackbird. A hawk flew across the yard and everything got quiet for a while
The fishing must have been good because there were lots of pelicans and gulls. The great blue heron had to chase a rival several times It landed up in a tree near where the buzzard was yesterday.. I saw a hooded merganser pair and a bufflehead drake and lots of cormorants.
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