On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
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
A few nights ago after a relatively warm day, I noticed a moth on the window, the first one I had seen this year. I managed to capture it in a jar and got some photos of it. With help from bugguide.net, I got a likely identification of Variable Carpet Moth (Anticlea vasiliata). This species … Read more
Weather: It was partly cloudy with a decent breeze out of the northwest. Overnight temperatures were in the mid to lower 30s with daytime highs around 50. Birds: Quite a few scaups and a handful of Buffleheads were on Swan Lake. I also noted two Trumpeter Swans. At the Baranof Street Cemetary I observed Ruby-crowned … Read more
Jen Cedarleaf provided these photos of a Leucistic Fox Sparrow she’s been seeing this week on Alice Island. Despite the unusual coloring, I’m pretty confident it’s a Fox Sparrow due to the shape of the head, the lack of any suggestion of stripes on the face, and chevrons rather than stripes on the chest. Jen … Read more
I took a walk to Totem Park this afternoon to look for migrants. I also made a quick stop at Swan Lake after hearing a report of a new goose. Weather: It was blustery today. Winds were blowing strong out of the south and west at Totem Park. Squalls with rain, sleet, and hail were … Read more
While walking along the sidewalk adjacent to Crescent Harbor last week, I happened to catch sight of something brown and not vegetation-like in the salmonberry bushes growing beside the path ahead of me. I managed to stop before I flushed the Song Sparrow perched on one of the branches. As I watched, the bird chewed … Read more