seasons
Morning Sun, Birds, and Harbor Mountain Hike
This morning I enjoyed a sunny walk over to and back from the university for class. This afternoon I did a little birding along the road before heading up Harbor Mountain hiking back to the south slope meadow.
Migration is On
I’ve been checking the radar, but tonight is the first I’ve seen in a while where there isn’t significant rain throughout the area. Migration is definitely on – I’m not sure what flight volume is represented by the radar reflectivity, but clearly there is stuff in the air headed south along the coast of Baranof … Read more
Recent Observations
I made it down to the park again this morning, but didn’t find any shorebirds, not even the Semipalmated Plover I saw last night.  It was actually fairly quiet in the park – I didn’t even see any sparrows along the upper shoreline. In some ways it’s seemed like an odd migration so far, there’s … Read more
Equinox Sunset
After yesterday’s snow, today brought clear blue skies and a brightly shining sun. I am still fighting a head cold, and wasn’t able to enjoy the weather as much as I might have liked (Connor and Rowan were able to spend much of the day sledding at the golf course with friends, which they enjoyed … Read more
Signs of Spring
Wintery weather has returned for much of the past of week or so. Snow fell early this week and changed to cold rain for the last couple of days (today accompanied by a stiff SE wind reminiscent of a fall blow). Despite such conditions (which make spring seem so far away), there have been some … Read more