Goldfinches

A female pileated breakfasted with us.  A mourning dove sauntered across the patio.  Two male goldfinches perched above the feeders but didn't eat or fuss at each other.   A mockingbird chased a crow.  A female downy was frantic on discovering the suet was all gone, but K hung a fresh block and the downy settled right in on it.  Brown headed nuthatches did their ninja act to get by the half dozen house finches hanging around the seed feeder.  A bluebird watched from atop the post. 

The sky was overcast and sometimes the air looked gray and misty.  As a result the temperature was much more moderate, but the humidity was high.  It got quite dark while I was swimming but no rain fell.  I rescued two mama spiders, one with a pearl full of eggs and one with a back covered with babies.  Also a thread-waisted wasp.  The Argiope web in the window looked crumpled.  The squirrel with the warble on its back looked like it was healing.