April 17, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine in increasing cloud cover. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Cooper’s Hawks, Red-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Heron, Say’s Phoebe, Western Meadowlark, Spotted Towhee, Turkey VulturesCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80

April 12, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Red-breasted Merganser, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Wild Turkeys, Cooper’s Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Common Grackle, Western Meadowlarks, Swallows, Blue Jay, Great Blue Heron, American KestrelsCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

April 04, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Western Meadowlark, Ospreys, Red-winged Blackbird, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrels, Wild Turkeys, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue JayCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-200mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

March 23, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 34 degrees Sky: Sunny with a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, Gulls, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Western Meadowlark, Cooper’s Hawk, American Kestrel, Blue Jays, Wild TurkeysCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Crayfish KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

March 19, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, American Coots, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owls, White-crowned Sparrows, Dove, Black-capped Chickadee, Belted Kingfishers, Western Meadowlark, Wild Turkeys, Downy Woodpecker, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

March 18, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Gulls, Gadwalls, Hooded Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Osprey, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, White-crowned Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbird, Eurasian Collard-Dove, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-tailed Hawk, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

March 12, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:35 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Wood Ducks, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flickers, Cooper’s Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, American Robin, Great Horned Owl, Townsend’s Solitaire, Red-winged Blackbird, Wild TurkeysCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

March 06, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 4:00 PM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sun, clouds and breezy. Instead of my normal walk I ended up on the southern berm of the Lake Pueblo Dam. There was a bit of wind and a lot of Sun blocking clouds so I decided to try a time-lapse sequence (which may or may not appear on HSC). While I was hanging around I shot the Western Meadowlark featured above. There were also quite a few Prairie Dogs out on the prairie so I grabbed a shot of a couple of them. Sightings:Birds: Western Meadowlark, possible Northern Harrier or maybe…

February 26, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine and haze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Gulls, Townsend’s Solitaire, Northern Flickers, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Red-winged Blackbird, American Robins, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Wild Turkeys, Great Blue HeronsCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

February 22, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 30 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, White-crowned Sparrows, American Kestrels, Double Crested Cormorant, Belted Kingfishers, White-breasted Nuthatch, woodpecker, Crows, Western MeadowlarkCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight