Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 13, 2025

March 13, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Buffleheads, Red-breasted Mergansers, Gulls, Starlings, Great Horned Owl, Wild Turkeys, Great Blue Herons, American Robins, Northern Flickers, White-breasted Nuthatch, Osprey, Cooper’s Hawk, Blue Jays, White-crowned Sparrows, Wren, Dark-eyed Juncos, Doves, American KestrelCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 12, 2024

December 12, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Sparrows, Magpies, Crow, Northern Flickers, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawk, American RobinsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix FZ-80

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
November 03, 2024

November 03, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, American Robins, Great Horned Owls, Western Grebe, Blue JaysCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Canon Powershot G12

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 01, 2024

March 01, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 30 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, American Coots, Gulls, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawks, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows, Townsend’s Solitaire, woodpecker, Blue JayCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
November 05, 2021

November 05, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:15 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds and light breeze Check out last year’s walk on this day here. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Canada Geese, Northern Flicker, Red-tailed Hawks, Pied-billed Grebe, American Kestrel, Sparrows, Gadwalls, Great Blue HeronCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Coyote Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300MM

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 11, 2021

April 11, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:00 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunny, light breeze The only word to describe this morning’s weather is perfect. I saw Starlings, Sharp-shinned Hawks and Osprey all working on their nests. Of these the most interesting were the Osprey. Their nests are built entirely of sticks and can be quite elaborate. I had always wondered where they got these sticks as I have never seen an Osprey bouncing around on the ground looking for them nor have I ever seen one carrying branches in their mouths like other birds do. Last Spring I found out where they get…

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