Received 1.61 inches of rain the in the gauge. Weather station reported 1.85. Everything is wet. Ground is mildly soaked. Rain collected in lower ponds.  Plants do not need water today. Patchy blue skies with cumulus and stratocumulus throughout. More rain expected today. Recorded 22 species of birds including juncos, oak titmouse, golden crowned sparrow, white crowned sparrows, ruby crowned kinglet, and possible orange warbler, covey of quail, and too many yellow rumped warblers (Audubon) to count.