April 17, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 41 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Gadwalls, Mallards, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Red-breasted Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorants, American Kestrel, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawks, Red-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Northern Flicker, Turkey Vulture, Belted Kingfisher, Mourning Dove, House Wren, Bewick’s Wren, Blue JayCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrels, Ornate Tree Lizard, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

March 27, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 9:10 AM Temperature: 38 degrees Sky: Sunny with light wind. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Buffleheads, Hooded Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers, Mallards, Gadwalls, Bufflehead, Gulls, Starlings, Ospreys, Bewick’s Wren, American Kestrel, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, American Robin, Great Blue Herons, Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, possible Turkey VultureCritters: Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

January 26, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sunny with annoying breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, pied-billed Grebes, Great Blue Heron, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Sparrows, Great Horned Owls, Bewick’s Wren, Black-capped Chickadee, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Bushtits, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, American Robins, Northern Flicker, Wild Turkeys (seen on the drive home just off Thatcher Ave)Critters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

March 25, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sun with light but biting breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Red-breasted Mergansers, Canada Geese, American White Pelican, Osprey, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, Bewick’s Wren, Dark-eyed Juncos, American Robin, European StarlingsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon Panasonic Lumix GH4, 100-300mm

September 21, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 8:25 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Intermittent Sun, Wildfire Haze, No Breeze Today’s outing started on a odd and somber note. I lost my little walking buddy, Whisper, on the morning of the 19th. So I am now walking alone and it feels strange. My mood was lifted some by the great weather but it took me a while to get back to Casual Birding mode. As can be seen in the photo gallery below I had a pretty good day, considering. Today’s featured image is of some Virginia Creeper foliage that has started changing to its Autumn…