Overcast and rain. Not as windy as forecast had called for. Temperatures in around 40F. Snow level down to under 1000 feet.
I spent part of the morning processing the dead spruce twig I brought home yesterday. It had several lichens and a liverwort or two that I want to investigate further. I didn’t make it to investigation, but did get it cut up into more manageable pieces while discarding parts that I didn’t need.
This afternoon I went out to Sawmill Cove for the first time in at least a few days.
During my time there, I saw the usual ducks, cormorants, and gulls in/around the cove. Further out at least a handful of Common Murres. I also saw a lone sea lion. It may have been resting, as it didn’t seem very active.
The Sandhill Crane is continuing at Moller Park. The coot at Swan Lake continues its apparent absence.
I got nice looks at sparrows at Sealing Cove, and stopped briefly by the channel (where I didn’t notice anything unexpected).
I spent chunks of time today working through photos from last July. I uploaded 168 observations, and only have three days left to finish up the month. My bout of covid that month meant I wasn’t so active for about half of it. August will likely not go quite as fast.
My iNaturalist Observations for Today
