Flighty birds

The dredging continued under bright sunshine. Wind from the Southwest kept the creek full at low tide.  The new, gray metal bulkhead looked colder than the old, stained wood. It may not be as attractive a background for birds.  I had a meeting in the morning and an appointment in the afternoon, so only got to observe at breakfast and lunch.  Blue jays wanted a refill on the barkbutter balls.  Pine warblers ate suet instead.  Brown headed nuthatches and titmice patronized the seed feeder.  The birds seemed easily spooked.  They would all rush away, then drift back, smallest first. 

The female oriole had a good look around at lunchtime.  A Carolina wren sat inside the glass dish.  Pine warblers sampled everything.  Then the red bellied woodpecker took over the suet.  A myrtle warbler got very flustered.  But the nuthatches never stopped.