Windy

Rain fell overnight and so did the temperature.  In the morning, the wind had a sharp edge.  The sky was overcast at first but soon cleared.  An odd-looking bluebird saw on the feeder perch.  A brown headed nuthatch wanted that space.  Egrets and herons disputed territory.  Pelicans just wanted fish.  Swelling buds softened the lines of oak twigs.  The male oriole returned to the jelly so I suppose it wasn't too diluted.  I forgot to dump the rain water before pouring in barkbutter balls, but the birds coped.  A mockingbird arrived with the blue jays.  The cardinals shared a barkbutter ball.  Even a myrtle warbler got some.  A starling scattered suet crumbs.  A Carolina wren foraged with the white throats.  The temperature climbed into the low 60s but there was a lot of wind chill.