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It’s going to turn to rain, probably, in a couple of hours, but we have a light snow falling. It’s the kind of snow they put on greeting cards; not too thick, not windy, just white snow falling steadily. 

Naturally, when the Cardinal landed on the Rhododendron, I had to take a picture (through the window, on my iPhone). If it had a little more snow on the Rhoddodendron, and I had taken a slightly better picture, I’d have a holiday card. 

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House finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) were initially regarded with some rancor by many New England birders; the House finch is an invasive species. As a kid in New Hampshire, we had Purple finches and Red polls as reliable feeder visitors; I saw my first House finch in Southern California, and became familiar with House finches in Puget Sound. 

A slightly better photo. 

OK; none of these is very good.

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This is a out-of-focus but recognizable Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis).

I took the picture yesterday; that’s an American Goldfinch in winter plumage next to the Nuthatch. Today I spotted the first returning (or passing through) Junco.

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It’s not technically the first snow of the season, but it’s the first I’ve seen happening. Rain turned to mixed snow-and-rain. 35F.

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