Chilly

A flock of birds descended on the feeders while it was still to dim for certain identification.  I think there were warblers.  Soon the sunshine was bright and the long haired yellow cat came to watch, which put an end to birds feeding.  Bluebirds arrived after they were certain the cat was gone.  A flock of pine warblers argued over precedence.  Myrtle warblers scouted around the edges.  A female oriole took over the dish feeders.  She lurked in the sakaki.  A titmouse scolded a pine warbler that refused to leave the barkbutter balls.  A bluebird was willing to share with the warbler. 

Apparently a cold and sunny morning was good for fishing, for birds anyway.  Cormorants, pelicans, and gulls thought so.  Egrets worked the shoreline.  In the afternoon, a great blue heron took up residence on the dock.  Clouds began to float across the sky.  A handful of hoodies appeared hours after the other birds stopped fishing.  A turtle soaked up the sunshine. 

While my back was turned, clouds covered the sky.  Cormorants and gulls and an egret commuted to their roosts.  Five birds that I think were ducks flew together as a group.  Cormorants and gulls don't coordinate their flights.