The weather has been just awful lately. Too windy!! Then the temps rose almost to 90. Today, a cold front dropped the temps to the 70s and the winds howled last night. On the bird front, there has been some excitement. On Friday, May 2, we had a Stellar's Jay show up. He was in the trees in the patio and front yard squawking like crazy. I showed him where the peanuts are but never saw him go for them. He was only here about a day and a half. My husband caught him on video. He is an unusual visitor here as they usually are found in the mountains. The lady at Wild Birds Unltd. said that they are moving into town because of the drought. I hope he comes back because he is really pretty. The Black-chinned Hummingbirds are really making a lot of noise with the males chasing the females all over the place. Haven't spotted any nests being built yet. I expected more birds by now but maybe this crazy weather is holding them back. Just last Friday (5/16) we had a Western Flycatcher hopping around in the trees. We have never noticed this one before. I heard a different call and searched the trees until I spotted it. Will keep my ears and eyes open for this guy again. Later that day there was a Pine Siskin on the thistle tube. Then yesterday (5/19) we had the Goldfinches, both Lesser and American pairs visit the thistle tube. We love to see them because they are so colorful and sing so pretty. Also this past week the female Red-winged Blackbird has been coming to the feeder for seed. We assume she is now feeding her young. There are also two males that come to the feeder.