At home

Preening male House Finch. Well into body moult

All day at home. It is decidedly cooler but still pleasantly warm. At least 4 Bushtits come into the garden. I now realize that these tits are the only representative of the family Aegithalidae in North America. Most of the the other usual suspects out and about during the day. A couple of Northern Mockingbird seen jerking open and holding raised wings in a posture said to be used to scare insects from cover but I suspect, on this occasion, these individuals were interacting in some way. I took pictures of some moulting House Finches. Hummers not very obvious today. Again about 100 American Crows fly over at dusk but this time they were in well spaced smaller groups of 10-20. Highlights in the garden were a pair of Hooded Oriole and some superb views of California Quail.

House Finch