Overcast and rain for much of the day. Temperatures near 40. Despite temperatures above freezing, there was a snow shower around midday. I held off heading out until later this afternoon. Around 4pm I walked down to the beach for low tide. The predicted was a -1.8ft around 6pm, but actual levels were 0.5ft or … Read more

Heavy clouds and rain. Temperatures near 40F. I was on a zoom call this morning when Connor came up and told me about a Pacific Golden-Plover at Totem Park. This was certainly unexpected, and provided sufficient reason for me to switch over to my phone and take the call with me. Joe had messaged Connor … Read more

Overcast with some rain. Temperatures in the 30s and calm winds. The low tide at 4pm (still in daylight) was looking like it would end up be -0.5ft or so (predicted -0.12). I thought I would stay home and get some work done before heading out for the tide. Not long after lunch, I got … Read more

Cloudy with rain, becoming snow. Temperatures remained above freezing, but enough wet snow fell to form a layer of slush. The solid overcast broke up a bit in the afternoon as a more showery regime moved over. I went out for a bit this afternoon as the sun was breaking through for the first time. … Read more

Overcast with light snow starting this evening. I made a relatively brief trip out this afternoon. On a stop at the kelp patch pullout, I was happy to see the junco with white eyebrows (which I think I’ll call DJ White-brows). Reviewing my pictures from last November it looks like the white has expanded a … Read more

Overcast to partly sunny as occasional snow showers moved through. By the time I went to bed near midnight precipitation had changed over completely to snow. I woke this morning to a couple of inches on the ground at my house. I was tempted, but didn’t muster enough motivation to get out and go for … Read more