2:15 PM – Another cold night. We took the water out of the birdbaths over night. D added some to one of the feeders about 4:00 AM. It froze pretty quick. We had a thirsty cat come around last night, and then this morning. Here’s a video of him checking the bath for water, finding only ice. I don’t really want to attract cats, for obvious reasons, but don’t want to see them do without.

After we replaced the ice with liquid water this morning, the birds came around. The water wasn’t frozen, but it was cold. That didn’t stop them from bathing. I saw Mrs. Cardinal and a Carolina Chickadee, and this sparrow: