August 03, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Eastern Kingbirds, Starlings, Mourning Doves, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawks, Great Blue Heron, Common Grackle, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Flickers, Western Wood Pewee, Blue Grosbeak, Killdeer, American Robin, Blue JayCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Squirrel, Red Ants, Dragonflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

April 26, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robin, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Turkey Vultures, Violet-green Swallows, Great Blue Heron, Black-capped Chickadee, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Northern FlickerCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

April 03, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Mostly cloudy with fits of sunshine – increasing breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Gull, Canada Geese, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, American Coot, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrows, American Kestrels, European Starlings, American Robins, Turkey Vultures, Blue Jays, Black-capped Chickadee, Cooper’s Hawk, Hooded Mergansers, Great Blue HeronCritters: Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

March 28, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 9:00 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Heavy cloud filtered sunshine with a little breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, American White Pelican, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, American Robin, European Starlings, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawk, Black-capped Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jays, Mourning Dove, Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Turkey VultureCritters: Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon Panasonic Lumix GH4, 100-300mm

October 06, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Brilliant sunshine puny breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Another perfect morning for walking by the river. Not only that – a few birds decided to make their presence known. Some were a little too far away and some were fidgety as can be but I did manage to make it home with a little usable product. The toughest shot was the Black-capped Chickadee posted here. He was very busy and I feel that he was just daring me to take his picture. What I came away with isn’t…

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

September 10, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunshine, high thin clouds, moderate haze, slight breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Common Grackle, Great Blue Heron, Swallows, Black-capped Chickadee, House Wren, Killdeer, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue-winged Teal, Gulls, Belted KingfisherCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

August 24, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 69 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds and pleasant breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Ring-billed Gull, Common Grackle, Starlings, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Red-winged Blackbird, Redheaded Woodpecker, Great Horned Owls Critters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Orange Sulphur Butterfly, Widow Skimmer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

August 18, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine, lighter haze with almost no breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Ring-billed Gull, American Yellow Warbler, Common Grackle, Starlings, Red-winged Blackbird, Killdeer, American Kestrel, Black-capped Chickadee, Great Blue HeronCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Stink Beetles, Mule Deer, Grasshoppers Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm