We held off on the open dish feeders in case the rain was not finished. That was just as well since starlings investigated the menu. The towhee returned for breakfast. I saw what I think were bufflehead drakes. Pelicans flew by all day and the dredge apparently observed the holiday. The red belly ate both seeds and suet but the downy only wanted suet. Nuthatches came earlier than usual, both kinds. I also counted a blue jay, a mockingbird, a pair of bluebirds, two kinds of warbler, and a wren before 8:30am. Later in the morning there were titmice and the song sparrow. Except for a crow, the lunchtime birds were repeats even though they now had jelly and barkbutter balls. The temperature only rose a couple of degrees from just under 40 to just over. Plus, the wind was gusty. I was glad to be inside to finish the GBBC. I did twelve checklists and counted 37 species, one of which was new. This year I posted more photos too.
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