It was a perfect autumn day with sun and mild temperatures. Birds were numerous around the wildlife garden, including five jays coming to the feeder in the Backyard Garden area. Also seen around the garden were: song sparrows, chickadees, cardinals, goldfinches, crows, robins, starlings, white-breasted nuthatches, downy woodpeckers, and overheard a red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gulls and canada geese.