On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I went for a walk to Totem Park around noon. Later in the afternoon I stopped by Swan Lake, the Cancer Survivors trail, and Moller Field on my way to a city league basketball game. Weather: It was partly cloudy this morning with increasing clouds through the early afternoon. There was a light west wind … Read more
This afternoon I was sitting where I could see out the back windows. Birds were flying by occasionally, and each time I checked closer, I saw a Varied Thrush. At one point I happened to look up and see a bird perched in an alder. It had a darkish head and orange brest, so my … Read more
Connor and I went out this afternoon to get a couple of plant samples to send to Juneau and look for birds. We gathered the plants relatively close to home, then biked over to the airport to include them in a Goldstreak box. After that, we spent some time birding around Alice Island (see Alice … Read more
Connor (my six year old son) and I were over at Alice Island today when I mentioned to him that someone had reported a Merlin and an owl in the last few days. He was pretty excited about the possibility of seeing either one of these birds, as raptors seem to be one of his … Read more
This morning I wanted to look for some Bramblings that were reported from Moller Field yesterday. After dropping Connor at school, Rowan and I rode out to Moller and walked around the fence of the ballfield, then down around the track. We stopped by Swan Lake before I dropped her off at preschool. After dropping … Read more
This morning I stopped by Swan Lake with Rowan before dropping her off at preschool. While she was at preschool, I spent a little while outside around the house. Weather: There were some heavy showers today. Winds were light. Birds: There were 3 Northern Shovelers, two scaup (with at least one Greater Scaup), an American … Read more