Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
April 17, 2023

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

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Sunny with variable breeze. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneyes, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Hooded Mergansers, Mallards, Gadwalls, Bufflehead, Gulls, Starlings, Red-tailed Hawk, Ospreys, White-crowned Sparrows, Cooper’s Hawk, American Kestrel, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, American Robin, Great Blue Heron, Hairy Woodpecker, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blue Jays, Crow, Magpie, Mourning Dove, Black-capped Chickadees, Northern FlickersCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 14, 2023

March 14, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:25 AM Temperature: 28 degrees Sky: Sunshine, a few clouds and a light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Buffleheads, American Coots, Hooded Mergansers, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, Canada Geese, White-crowned Sparrows, Starlings, Black-capped Chickadees, Osprey, Blue Jays, Cooper’s Hawks, Dark-eyed Juncos, Wild Turkeys, Northern Flicker, Belted Kingfisher, American Bald Eagle, American Kestrels, Great Blue HeronCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 18, 2022

August 18, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunny with a very light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Mourning Doves, Canada Geese, Common Sandpiper, Double Crested Cormorants, Blue Grosbeak, Black-capped Chickadee, Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Jay, Gull, HeronCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterfly, Dragonflies, Mosquito Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 09, 2022

August 09, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Spotted Sandpiper, Starlings, Mourning Doves, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawks, Green Heron, Redheaded Woodpecker, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Grosbeak, Blue Jays, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robins, Northern FlickersCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Monarch Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Dragonflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 11, 2022

July 11, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:05 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Eastern Wood Pewee, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Oriole, Common Grackle, American Robins, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawks, Wrens Red-winged Blackbirds, Blue Jay, American Kestrel, Redheaded WoodpeckerCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 06, 2022

July 06, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds. After a few days off for a holiday trip I am back on the trail. Very warm and sunny – so much so that I found myself wishing for one of those breezes that I complained about in February. Lake pueblo State Park seems to have survived the Fourth of July in pretty good shape. The only Osprey action I saw came from a group of four Western Kingbirds driving one of the bigger birds from its perch over the Arkansas River. Pictured below is my first close-up…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
June 15, 2022

June 15, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, Osprey, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Swallows, Barn Swallows, House Wren, Common Merganser, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-winged Blackbirds, Mississippi Kite, American KestrelCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunshine with occasional breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, 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, Barn Swallow, Great Blue Heron, Black-capped Chickadee, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, American Kestrel, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackle, WrenCritters: Tree Squirrels, Wood Louse Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 17, 2022

April 17, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds with light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebe, Gulls, Cinnamon Teals, Blue-winged Teals, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Kestrel, American Robin, European Starlings, Swallows, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrows, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Doves, Turkey Vultures, Blue Jays, Red-winged Blackbird, Cooper’s Hawk, Woodpecker, Northern FlickerCritters: Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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