July 28, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Ducks, Canada Geese, Spotted Sandpiper, Killdeer, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbird, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Northern Flickers, American Goldfinches, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jays, Possible Redheaded Woodpecker, Flycatcher, Possible Red-winged Blackbird, Barn Swallows, HawkCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Western Spotted Orbweaver Spider, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

March 10, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 9:37 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Intermittent sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Gadwalls, Gulls, Canada Geese, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Northern Flicker, Black-capped Chickadees, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Hooded Mergansers, Dark-eyed Juncos, StarlingsCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

August 25, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, American Goldfinch, Osprey, Starlings, Flycatcher, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Redheaded Woodpecker, Common Sandpiper, Belted Kingfisher, Killdeer, Egrets, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Northern FlickersCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, White-tailed Deer, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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

June 25, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Unabated sunshine with light breeze Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Mourning Doves, American Bushtit, Cormorants, Redheaded Woodpecker, Bullock’s Oriole, Northern Flicker, Flycatcher, Red-winged Blackbird, Great Horned Owl, Eastern KingbirdCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Squirrel, Mule Deer, Butterfly (redish) Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm