On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I am someone who is interested in knowing and keeping track of what shows up in Sitka. Gulls can be abundant around town during some times of year. Thousands often loaf along the tide flats, work the salmon streams, or pick scraps from the fishing industry. The vast majority of gulls we see here are … Read more
Today was sunny and warm, but cooler than past couple of days. Perhaps this was due in part to the off and on marine layer. I was up early (for me) to get down to the harbor for a planned pelagic trip with A Whale’s Song Expeditions. The sun was shining over town, but I … Read more
Fair warning – while there’s no blood and gore, these photos depict the darkly intimate, intense, and violent end to a Magnolia Warbler’s life in the talons of a Northern Pygmy-Owl. I thought about writing more of a narrative, but in the end have decided to let the photos tell most of the story. (For … Read more
Given the season and weather, plus past experience, I probably should have known better, but with clearing skies this morning, I was torn about whether to get out for a hike up a trail, or stay home and make some much needed progress on various work-related projects. It didn’t turn out that I did either, … Read more
After getting the report of a Virginia Rail at Swan Lake, I decided to take Connor and Rowan down there to look around. We had the lake mostly to ourselvesas we walked to the upper end to check out the marshy area where the bird had been released (apparently unharmed) after being captured by a … Read more
A couple of days ago Lynn emailed me about coming to Sitka in hopes of catching the Cape May Warbler that I first reported last Wednesday. She had been up in Barrow hoping for an Ivory Gull, and was only able to get to Sitka late last night. We arranged to meet at Castle Hill this morning … Read more