Partly cloudy early, becoming mostly cloudy with rain later in the evening. Temperatures into the low 50s. Quite breezy with some strong gusts. I had agreed to go on a walk with some college students here on spring break. They wanted to learn about mosses. I had suggested Kitty come along, since she knows much … Read more

Mostly cloudy, temperatures in the 40s. Gusty winds out of the southeast and occasional rain showers. Temperatures were warm enough, it looked like it was above freezing at least to 2500 feet, and probably higher. I went over to the channel while on a call this morning. There were plenty of gulls out on the … Read more

Windy and rainy, temperatures in the 40s. Much of the snow melted off overnight and through the day. I heard strong gusts of winds overnight. It was still pretty gusty at times today. Gull numbers continue to increase. I visited the channel three times, but didn’t see any unusual species. Connor saw a Glaucous Gull … Read more

Snow showers this morning with brief sunny breaks between. Becoming overcast in the early afternoon. Snow started again later in the afternoon and changed to rain this evening. Breezy with temperatures in the upper 30s. Snow started sometime early this morning. By the time I was up and about, a couple of inches had accumulated. … Read more

Mostly sunny this morning, becoming partly sunny this afternoon. While out today, I went by Little Magic Island. My initial motivation was to check on Draba grandis, a plant that is common on rocky shorelines in the area. I have only found it three places along the road system. The Draba was up. I guess … Read more

Mostly clear this morning. Clouds slowly moved over from the south through the late morning and afternoon. Calm winds and temperatures in the low to mid 30s. The past couple of days I’ve heard White-crowned Sparrows singing in the yard. Juncos have been singing for awhile during the sunny patches. None of it sounds like … Read more