A sunny, breezy morning, just above freezing, brought plenty of birds to count. I was glad to see the song sparrow again. A Carolina wren pecked suet. The bullying myrtle warbler was ever-present. Bluebirds came for the barkbutter balls. A goldfinch dithered before sampling seeds. Then the red bellied woodpecker took over the seed feeder. I spotted a downy up in the wild cherry. She soon flew down to the suet. A myrtle warbler got into the jelly. Blue jays raided the barkbutter balls. The bluebirds moved on to seeds and a mockingbird picked at the barkbutter balls. .
I counted birds again at lunch, starting with a pine warbler. A Cooper's hawk hid in a knot of branches. I saw it land or I would never have noticed it. The tangle of branches made getting a picture impossible but the birds knew. Nuthatches arrived after the alarm faded, first brown headed, then white breasted. I didn't count it, but I caught a squirrel in flight!
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