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I made it out to Starrigavan this afternoon to look for Snow Buntings that had been seen there yesterday, and then I also made a second evening trip out to Starrigavan to try to get a recording of a Western Screech Owl. Weather: The weather was like it has been the last few days, sunny … Read more

I got up fairly early this morning with the intention of maybe seeing an owl that was just retiring for the day. A broken glass required some cleanup and I didn’t make it out as early as I hoped, but I did spend a couple of hours walking down Westwood Trail along Indian River to … Read more

Rowan and I went down and spent some time at the beach this morning. The tide was up, but there was still enough room for Rowan to look for shells and climb on the rocks. I spent the time soaking up the sun, watching flies, and taking pictures of kelp. Weather: Clear skies with freezing … Read more

Today was birding class and then this afternoon I had planned to go birding again later in the afternoon, but ended up just hanging out soaking up the warm sun on a rocky shore out of the wind. Weather: It got down into the upper-20s overnight, but started warming up relatively quickly once the sun … Read more

I took advantage of a relatively uncluttered schedule today and went for a walk. A friend showed me where some pine trees were growing in an unusual setting for around here. We ended up wandering around a little bit between the Cross Trail and Gavan Hill Trail before doing the upper Cross Trail. Weather: Despite … Read more

Spring Break is now over, and I haven’t been out much the last couple of days, mostly just walking between various buildings on campus. Weather: Despite the snow still falling, it is seeming more like spring (or so my inner-optimist tells me). The temperatures are warmer during the day, squalls move through with sun shining … Read more