Still cold

Yesterday's clouds were gone and morning was chilly.  The creek was mostly iced.  A blue jay stared at the barkbutter dish before settling in to eat.  White throats kicked mulch throughout the day.  At lunch, a bluebird was disappointed to find the barkbutter balls gone.  A pine warbler pecked at the empty suet cage and a downy glared at it.  They were left to make do with seeds. Ice still covered a lot of the creek and I didn't see ducks or pelicans, just geese.  A great blue heron chased another.  At dusk, the cormorants and egrets flew to their roosts.