On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Is going on a boat ride to look for a Northern Goshawk nest. # is running logistic regressions and plotting odds ratios with confidence limits. # Listening to Swainson's Thrushes singing as the light fades away in a gentle drizzle. # Packing and cleaning in preparation for a short trip. # Hanging out in the … Read more
Located at in a saddle on Starrigavan Ridge at the transition between forest and subalpine meadow, Baby Bear Lake is a great place to visit on a warm sunny day. The snow-melt fed lake is pleasantly cool after the 2000 foot hike from the valley below, and the lakeshore meadow is just right for laying … Read more
going to the beach with the kids # compiling the spring bird report for Sitka (only a month late!) # Gathering materials for a caterpillar habitat. Connor and Rowan have found them on Elderberry and Alder so far today. # logistic regression; as usual, the hard part seems to be getting the data pulled into … Read more
Connor is especially fond of fishing and has been asking about going for quite a while. I finally got around to purchasing a fishing license today with plans to get up early with Connor to go fishing early tomorrow morning, but it was a nice evening and Connor suggested we go this evening, so I … Read more
On a sunny spring day, I spent some time out at Starrigavan late this morning (where I photographed a spider, wasp, and bee) after photographing the Snow Goose that has been hanging out with the Greater White-fronted Geese on the lawn at SJ. This evening, Connor, Rowan and I went foraging for wild cucumber for … Read more