On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Paul Norwood called me to report an American Kestrel between Keet Gooshi Heen and the Kimsham Ballfields. This female bird appeared to be hunting as it was flying between different perches and looking around intently. A couple of times it was chased by crows, but for the 30 minutes or so I was there, it … Read more
Pictures from a walk to Totem Park.
Long-line season opened a little later this year, just late last week as I understand it (I recently learned that the season can open anywhere between the end of February and the end of March). As a result, there have been few concentrations of gulls to look at so far this year. That being the … Read more
A Western Gull showed up in the Channel again today. Over the past handful of years this has been fairly regular for this time of year, which makes me wonder if it’s the same bird.
I got out to do some birding with visiting entertainer Mr. Whitekeys this morning. We didn’t see anything especially unusual, but large numbers of redpolls continue to be present. There was also a Merlin at Halibut Point Rec, though I would not have been sure what it was as we mostly heard it calling with … Read more