Another cool morning with a little breeze. Mosquito menace was not nearly so bad today. Unfortunately there was not much to see bird-wise. Sightings included: Lots of female RWBBs, Cedar waxwings, Cardinals, Am. Song sparrows, WB Nuthatch x2, Merlin in flight x1, Northern flicker x2, RB woodpecker x1, House wren x 1, Blue jays x 5, Chipping sparrow and its chick, an unbelievably friendly Downy woodpecker*, Am. Goldfinch x 3, several Mourning doves, Cottontail rabbit x 2, White-tailed deer x 1 (no fawns).
*The Downy woodpecker followed me around again. Almost immediately upon arrival it flew up to me and landed on my right shoulder. I kept walking and it stayed on my shoulder while I was walking for about 10 seconds and then walked over to my left shoulder for another 7 - 8 second perch before flying to a nearby bush. I remember feeling like a pirate, ... ahrrr!
Not much to photograph but I had to trip my shutter a few times ... ahrrr me matey, I just kinda had to.
