Year: 2007
Daily Observations
Today’s activities primarily involved trips with a friend to look at birds. First was a walk along the beach at Totem Park to look at the gulls, followed by a drive out to HPR and Starrigavan. Weather: Temperatures were in the upper-40s with overcast and rain. There was a pretty good wind out of the … Read more
Daily Observations
I went on a short walk with Rowan and Kitty to Totem Park this morning to look for the probably Slaty-backed Gull that had been seen yesterday. We didn’t get over to the mouth of the river because Rowan became engrossed in looking for shells and I wasn’t feeling the motivation to push the issue. … Read more
Dark Mantled Gull (Slaty-backed Gull?)
I got a report yesterday from a visiting birder (thanks Judy!) who saw a dark mantled gull at the mouth of Indian River yesterday. She thought the bird was probably a Slaty-backed Gull. I made a stop out at the mouth of the river this evening just to look around briefly. I was fortunate enough … Read more
Daily Observations
A friend and I made a morning trip to Starrigavan with the hope of seeing Snow Buntings. Upon returning to campus, the Herring were spawning on Sage Beach, so I took some photos of that. This afternoon I went out with the photography class students on a boat ride and then this evening was a … Read more