On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Bird Notes and Observations
Weather: Overcast with wind. It was fairly windy at various times today. There were a few holes in the clouds, but not many. Birds: Saw a few warblers in the trees out back. The neighbor’s cat got another bird today. A Ruby-crowned Kinglet, this time. That makes at least 10 birds we have seen it … Read more
Randy Nutting took Connor and me out on his boat last night. Originally Randy’s daughter Ashlyn was going to go also, but she ended up getting sick. We enjoyed warm sunny skies with calm seas as we headed north late Friday afternoon. We made good time and anchored in St. John Baptist Bay. If anything, … Read more
Weather: The last few days have been sunny and warm. I have heard about a little bit of frost in some locations, but have not seen any around our house. It got pretty windy today, with clouds starting to move in. Birds: Migration is still ongoing. We didn’t see too many waterfowl while out on … Read more
I heard about a pair of strange looking ducks on Swan Lake seen by the Natural History class and went down to check them out. The only odd bird I saw was a Mandarin Duck that I had seen previously. When I talked to Kitty LaBounty, the instructor for the naturalist course, we discovered that … Read more
I kept fairly busy with school stuff today and was trying to ignore the evening sunshine but finally gave in and went for a walk down to Totem Park. The tide was up fairly high, but going out. It was probably around the 9 foot level. Weather: Cloudy for most of the day, partial clearing … Read more
What caught my eye about this bird was the striking two toned bill. It also seemed to have darker plumage than I am used to seeing around here, especially at the end of its wings. My inclination is to think this is a California Gull in first winter plumage. However, I am not knowledgable enough … Read more