fauna

While standing near the Crescent Harbor shelter visiting with another local birder and waiting to help move some stuff with a friend, I noticed a bird perched in a shrub over across by the sea walk. Song Sparrows are common at that location, but I could see enough even without binoculars to tell it probably … Read more

Officially temperatures warmed significantly overnight and through day, but gusty winds out of the east made that less seem less than obvious to me. Connor found the Purple Finch around mid-morning on Etolin Street today. Later in the day he checked Swan Lake and found a second coot had joined the one that has been … Read more

Clear and calm overnight resulted in the coldest night (and day) so far this season.  Although the sun was shining for the first half of the day, clouds started moving over this afternoon. I did not spend too much time outside, but did get out on an afternoon boat trip around the causeway and back … Read more

I took a short walk around the neighborhood around noon after dropping my dad off at the airport. I saw no sign of the Purple Finch, though other birds (juncos, primarily) seemed to be acting a little strange. I’m not sure what was going on, but some of them seemed a little agitated. This afternoon … Read more

Today was one of those with heavy clouds where even mid-day light levels are more like dusk . Snow continued to fall throughout much of the day, occasionally mixing with rain, before turning to rain this evening. However, it did not accumulate here in the neighborhoods where I live. I did take a drive out … Read more