The birds slept in but after breakfast they came in a wave. Two brown headed nuthatches appeared to be courting. A mockingbird, a bluebird, and a Carolina wren were more interested in eating. So were the seed feeder trio - chickadee, cardinal, and house finch. A brown thrasher got away without a photo. Bluebirds and blue jays were more cooperative. The male red bellied woodpecker returned.
I went outside after lunch and saw lots of butterflies. The black and tiger swallowtails were recognizable but not the brownish orange ones. I think there were dragonflies as well but I didn't get any pictures of them either. Wasps worked hard. Rain started after 2pm but wasn't heavy and didn't last very long. The pink evening primrose started blooming. Bud clusters formed on the milkweed. The beautyberry leafed out. White throated sparrows were still here but rushing around and hard to capture. A vulture and an osprey flew over.
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