Birds were abundant this morning at the garden. Goldfinches were everywhere. They were feeding on the prickly lettuce seeds, as in this photo, and on seeds of sow-thistle. They were also lined up to bathe in the spillway from the pond (a very popular place for birds), as well as in a large puddle on Green Heron Way (the service rd. leading east from the red barn).

Other birds included brown thrasher, male American redstart, eastern kingbird, black-and-white-warbler, female common yellowthroat, female and male cardinals and juveniles, rose-breasted grosbeaks all juveniles, chickadees, common raven, house finches, song sparrows, chipping sparrows, crows, northern flickers, and so on.