Big birds were fishing in the rain at 7:30am but it was hard to tell pelicans and herons apart. There was no ice as it was considerably warmer. A pine warbler was interested in a spot on a pine trunk that appeared to have been scraped. Maybe a woodpecker or a nuthatch was working there?
Speaking of nuthatches, both white breasted and brown headed were regulars at the seed feeder. The brown headed nuthatches intimidated chickadees. The red bellied woodpecker wanted seeds or suet since the barkbutter balls were covered to keep the rain out. The sun appeared so I took the cover off and the orioles showed up. Then a starling came but didn't linger. Bluebirds joined the crowd. Warblers got into aerial fights. The downy gave up on chasing them.
A mockingbird investigated the ground under the feeder. A song sparrow also looked for fallen food. The overcast returned and looked very stormy, but it passed. A great blue heron chased another downstream. The male pileated woodpecker took over the suet. Then the cat disturbed everyone.
Cormorants and a pelican paddled on the creek. Another pelican flew downstream. Heavy clouds continued to move across the sky and the wind strengthened. The orange crowned warbler tried to move in on an oriole to get at the jelly. That didn't work but soon the warbler got a turn. There were at least two female orioles trading off. A butterbutt hit the window but seemed unharmed. The temperature plunged after dark.
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