April 30, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:05 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebes, White-crowned Sparrows, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, American Kestrel, Northern Flickers, Doves, Great Blue Herons, Wild Turkeys, Western Kingbird, Blue Jays, American Bald Eagle, Say’s Phoebe, Western Meadowlark, Swallows, Cooper’s Hawk, WoodpeckerCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

October 03, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Brilliant sunshine with a healthy (but not cold) breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Audubon’s Warbler, Killdeer, Cedar Waxwings, Black-capped ChickadeeCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Butterflies (Monarch, Orange Sulphur, Cabbage) Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

October 02, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Clouds and sunshine, light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Starlings, Killdeer, Gulls, Northern Flicker, Audubon’s Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Jays, Great Blue Heron, Belted KingfishersCritters: Prairie Dogs, Woodlouse, Monarch Butterfly, Mule Deer, Cabbage Butterfly, Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm