Morning was lovely but chilly. Reflections on the creek were dusted with pollen. The red bellied woodpecker female breakfasted on seeds, lunched on seeds, and snacked on seeds. A white throated sparrow ate seeds too, but only those that had fallen to the ground. A brown headed nuthatch sneaked around house finches to get seeds. Even the downy female ate seeds but that was because the suet was gone.
A mockingbird scraped the bottom of the barkbutter dish and then hunted suet crumbs beneath the empty cage. Something carried off yesterday's jelly dish! Pelicans made frequent passes along the creek all day, probably to avoid stronger wind on the bay. It was plenty windy here.
I put barkbutter balls out for the mockingbird but a crow took a big helping. Soon the two mockingbirds were back to hunting for suet crumbs. K hung another block of suet. That attracted a couple of pine warblers. A mockingbird kicked a downy off the suet.
A white breasted nuthatch arrived in the afternoon. A Carolina wren scurried around the mulch then flew away. A hefty fly tried to come inside but it was moving slow in the cold wind. The afternoon was much cloudier and windier. A molting oriole inspected the dish feeders but they were empty again. The oriole looked like a female turning into a male. Maybe young males look like females?
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