I had a nice day in the yard (photographically) on April 10, 2022. There was little wind but a couple of episodes of very lite (it wasn’t fattening!) sleet. I don’t have a lot of commentary so I’m just going to post some photos.

I will comment on the Golden-crowned sparrows. We’ve probably had as many as eight in the yard at one time, a banner year for us. They will soon be leaving for breeding grounds north and east of here. Many are apparently molting into their breeding plumage and some are looking very ‘rough’! This one, probably a male, is one of the more attractive ones.