Pattering rain

The weather prediction was correct. And the late afternoon sun yesterday was obscured by a glaze of cloud which is often an indicator of rain to come.

The wind is gusting now and then, making it really nasty. Despite this I saw two uncommon birds - a red-bellied woodpecker and a rufous-sided towhee. The towhee photo was taken through wet glass but I opened the door for the woodpecker. Chickadees, titmice, house finches, sparrows and juncos also came out. A squirrel was busy grubbing seeds out of the birdbath. I guess it figured it was already wet.

The osprey and cormorants showed up at noon. By then the rain had stopped.