October 17, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Killdeer, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, White-crowned Sparrows, pied-billed Grebe, Dark-eyed Juncos, Belted Kingfisher, BushtitsCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Panasonic Lumix GH4, Olympus Digital Zuiko 14-54mm

October 15, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, pied-billed GrebeCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

October 14, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, Belted Kingfisher, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, pied-billed Grebe, Belted KingfisherCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

October 12, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunny. One of those days. Absolutely perfect conditions for touring the park and not much there to photograph. The sexiest birds I saw were the Double Crested Cormorants and they were all way up waving at the Space Station. There were a lot of American Robins who were really keyed up for some reason. They were flying all around – jumping from branch to branch and sometimes chasing each other. One Robin almost hit me. Strange. The second most active group was the Red-winged Blackbirds who were also kind of jumpy but…

October 10, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:05 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged teal, Wood Duck (?), European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Northern Flickers, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, OspreyCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Tarantula Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

October 09, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:05 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged teal, Wood Duck (?), European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, American Bushtit, Northern Flicker, Canada Geese, Gulls, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbirds, Killdeer, Red-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Sparrow, Great Blue HeronCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

October 06, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunny with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged teal, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Spotted Towhee, Northern Flicker, Canada Geese, Eastern Phoebe, Pied-billed Grebe, Gulls, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Horned OwlCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

October 03, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Cloudy with occasional sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged teal, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Canada Geese, American Kestrel, Pied-billed Grebe, Gulls, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Common Grackle, Belted Kingfisher, Turkey VultureCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

October 01, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:35 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunny with some clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged teal, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Canada Geese, Sparrows, Pied-billed Grebe, Gulls, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Common GrackleCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm