On the evening of November 7, 2022, we found out from neighbors that they had a light dusting of snow on the ground. At our house, closer to the 49-degree water around Fidalgo Island, the temperature hovered just above freezing until after daylight the next morning. Our birdbaths finally froze but not the watercourse. We had hoards of visiting American robins which arrived for our running water. And they weren’t just drinking the water… many were bathing in it!

Among the robins was this leucistic American robin, which showed up at least twice. On its first visit I was photographing it through a window but I was desperate enough for a good photo that I finally went outside and sat in the cold wind for about an hour to obtain good photos. (Somebody owes me one!)

Along with the robins were two Varied thrushes (a male and male and female), only our second visit to the yard by this species this year. We also had two Golden-crowned kinglets visit.  

Just to round out this post, a female House sparrow…

and FREE for the asking, an Eastern Gray squirrel.