Clear and cool, temperatures into the mid 30s. Breezy in some locations, but much reduced from yesterday. I drove out the road around midday. Driving along, I noticed a few gulls and cormorants had gathered near where a sea lion surfaced a couple of times. I didn’t stop to watch. I stopped by the Sealing … Read more

Continued mostly sunny and cool. Temperatures in the low 30s during the day. I didn’t get out much today. I made a couple of brief explorations either side of recording a conversation for my radio show tomorrow. A Ring-necked Duck was reported in the channel again today. I found out it had been seen by … Read more

Thin broken overcast for much of the day. Temperatures in the 30s. I stopped to watch from the kelp patch pullout today. Juncos and sparrows visited where I’ve scattered food periodically. Out on the water I saw a Horned Puffin and Pigeon Guillemot. Nothing was really capturing my attention for photos, so I decided to … Read more

A thin overcast developed overnight and persisted throughout the day. There were minor breaks, but not much direct sun in town. Yesterday I noticed a report of a (the?) Townsend’s Solitaire at a hawthorne tree over by Sealing Cove. It had been posted three days earlier, and I’m not sure how I missed it. I … Read more

Sunny and breezy, though much less windy than yesterday. Temperatures to the mid-30s. Rowan wanted to get lunch at Backdoor. On the way she pointed out a bunch of crocus up in a yard along Seward Street. After lunch we went out to Starrigavan. I was curious if swans were still around. Last year, all … Read more