12:50 AM – It seems like all we see at the platform feeder these days are Doves, Cardinals and Blue Jays. We used to have a wider selection of birds –  maybe we’ll see that again in Fall. In the meantime, here’s a rare (for now) appearance of a female House Finch. Of course she gets run off by a scruffy looking Cardinal.

Back to the Blue Jays – here’s a typical session on the platform: Cracking open a seed, and sharing the feeder with a Blue Jay friend. That’s a dove that shows up half way through. The Jays are getting used to them, as you’ll see.