Unfortunately, the birds finished off the suet so there was nothing left but sunflower seeds. Hopeful mockingbirds and bluebirds kept visiting during lulls in the gusty rain. The male bluebird was soaking wet. I suppose the female was staying dry inside the nest box.
The wind blew a black swallowtail butterfly against the window. At least one downy found the other suet feeder. K kindly refilled the suet cage during a lull. The birds quickly noticed. Both mockingbirds came back together.
Two downy woodpeckers arrived and one fed the other. Neither had a male's red mark on the back of the head. I think it was a parent teaching a fledgling. After the parent flew off, the youngster tried landing on the suet cage.
Two male cardinals showed up at the same time, but not for long. A brown headed nuthatch got some seeds. The volunteer sunflower was nearly as high as the sunflower seed feeder. The same Northeast wind that slammed rain against the windows pushed the tide up into the grass.
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