Year: 2007
Daily Observations: Grosbeak and Gulls
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
Black-headed Grosbeak
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
Daily Observations: Alice Island
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
Alice Island Birds
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