Mostly cloudy early, becoming mostly sunny, then partly cloudy into the afternoon. Temperatures in the low 50s. Breezy. I worked on collections this morning. In particular, spent more time with one I think is a Gymnomitrion. It’s quite small, and doesn’t look like any others I’ve seen. I keyed it out to G. brevissimum, but … Read more

Cloudy with occasional light rain and wind slow to develop, but becoming breezy late in the day. Temperatures in the upper 40s. This morning while I was on a call, I noticed a flock of finches land in the top of a tree across the road. I couldn’t see them very well through the window, … Read more

Overcast, calm winds and temperatures in the 40s. Though winds remained calm and the rain mostly held off today, I didn’t spend much time outside. I had a couple of errands to take care of this afternoon, and went for a drive afterwards. I made a brief check of the gulls at the channel (including … Read more

Clear skies, light winds, temperatures to near 50F. I was a little surprised to see such clear skies this morning. The forecast had called for sunny weather tomorrow, but I guess it came a day early. Another morning surprise was a moth on the porch wall. It’s the first I’ve seen for at least two … Read more

Mostly cloudy with extended showers and more brief periods of sun between. Breezy and temperatures near 50. I much of the day birding with Fairbanks folks. They were already at the park when I arrived (they said they saw Black Scoters). We saw several Common Goldeneye, and a possible Yellow-billed Loon (later review of photos … Read more

Overcast with temperatures in the 40s. Breezy. I spent the afternoon birding with visitors from Fairbanks who had arrived on the late morning flight. I joined them at Swan Lake, where they were hoping to find a Wood Duck (which was their primary hoped-for bird for this trip). The last report of Wood Duck was … Read more