Morning surprise

We got up this morning and were greeted by a species of Quail that we hadn't seen before. These are called Scaled Quail. They are also known as "Cottontop" for their variable tuft of white feathers at the top of their head.

A little later, John looked out the window and he saw these colorful birds out with the Red Wing Blackbirds.

Here is another shot of the Yellow-headed Blackbirds.
I like this shot as it shows the bird's interesting wing patch.

We guess these birds were flying over and noticed the Red-wing Blackbird feeding so they decided to join the group. The Yellow-headed Blackbirds were here for about 10 minutes and then they were gone.

The rest of the day was spent picking things up and storing them for traveling tomorrow. We went down to Ed and Pat's to say goodbye and then settled in for an evening of TV. We've enjoyed this state park as the sites are wide and long and well separated from your neighbor but we are ready to move on.