The creek was still up to its rim and over the dock thanks to the gale blowing out of the Northeast. The brown headed nuthatches were busy all day eating suet, then getting a sunflower seed "to go." I don't know how many there were but I'm certain it was more than one. One of them investigated the barkbutter balls.
A pair of brown thrashers and two mockingbirds visited. Two male bluebirds disputed the territory. A blue jay made lightning raids on the barkbutter balls. The male red bellied woodpecker dithered a while before hopping onto the suet cage. Sometimes he forgot and hopped onto the top side.
Three starlings tried their darnedest to get to the suet, in vain. Leaving the plastic in place and hanging the suet upside down really worked. They resorted to picking up crumbs instead of dropping them.
A yellow rumped warbler feasted on barkbutter balls Then it joined up with another to look for suet crumbs. Their plumage was somewhere between winter and summer.but they didn't look like they were molting.
A female cardinal waved what looked like a torn bit of paper but might have been part of a seed pod. Apparently that was very sexy because the male joined her and the paper was dropped so they could "bill."
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