The female pileated woodpecker came back, more than once! Both sexes of downy and red bellied woodpecker also came for suet. Blue jays carried off all the barkbutter balls they could manage. Starlings just gobbled and fought over everything. Several bluebirds came for brunch. A white throated sparrow didn't slow down long enough for a picture.
Pelicans were back fishing and it seemed to me that there were more of them. Two adults were in my view at once, plus the ever-present brown juvenile. I saw a fish in one pelican's pouch before it slid down the bird's throat.
The two brown thrashers reappeared together. It seemed like the insect eaters were getting in the mood for nesting, but the seed eaters weren't. A male Baltimore oriole showed up in the afternoon but left almost immediately. Since I haven seen any orioles in days, I've no idea if it was one that wintered here or a migrant heading North. If so, the chill may keep him around for a while.
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