September 15, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, American Kestrels, Belted Kingfishers, Green Heron, Blue JaysCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Beaver Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm

September 14, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, American Kestrel, Bushtit, Belted KingfishersCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tarantula Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm

September 10, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Green Heron, Spotted Sandpipers, Blue Jays, Northern Flickers, KilldeerCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm

September 08, 2023 – Repost

Taking a little break for family stuff. Here is what was going on last year on this day. Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Blue-winged Teals, Ring-billed Gulls, Spotted Sandpipers, Killdeer, Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Prairie Falcon, Red-winged Blackbirds, Belted Kingfisher, Barn Swallows, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

September 06, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Blue Jays, Ospreys, Starlings, Barn Swallows, Great Blue Herons, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Turkey Vultures, Doves, American Kestrels, Redheaded WoodpeckersCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, beaver, squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

September 04, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Blue Jays, Ospreys, Starlings, Barn Swallows, Great Blue Herons, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Pewees, Spotted Sandpiper, Killdeer, American Robins, Turkey Vultures, Eastern Kingbird, DovesCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

September 03, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Barn Swallows, Cooper’s Hawk, Bushtits, Turkey Vultures, Spotted Sandpiper, Blue JaysCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 200-500mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

September 01, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:25 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Blue Jay, Ospreys, Starlings, Barn Swallows, Great Blue Herons, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfisher, Redheaded Woodpeckers, Crows, Pewee, Spotted Sandpiper, KilldeerCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight