June 24, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Red-tailed Hawks, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Orioles, Wrens, American Kestrels, American Robins, Downy Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Ospreys, Great Blue Heron, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, SwallowsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterflies, Red Ants, Mosquitos, Ornate Tree Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

June 09, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Duck, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbirds, Red-tailed Hawk, American Robins, Western Kingbird, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Bullock’s Oriole, Great Blue Heron, Common Grackle, American Kestrel, Wrens, Red-winged Blackbirds, Wild Turkey, Northern FlickerCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

March 12, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 9:15 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Mixed sunshine and clouds with varying breeze. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Gadwalls, American Coot, Red-breasted Merganser, Mallards, Gulls, Canada Geese, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Hooded Mergansers, Starlings, Cooper’s Hawks, Great Blue Herons, Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadees, Belted Kingfisher, Mourning DovesCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

March 11, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny with varying breeze. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Gulls, Canada Geese, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Hooded Mergansers, Dark-eyed Juncos, Starlings, American Robin, Wild Turkey, Blue jays, Flycatcher, Cooper’s Hawks, Great Blue Heron, American KestrelsCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

December 22, 2021 Re-post

Life threatening cold is keeping me off the trail. Here is a rerun of last year’s walk – quite a contrast of temperatures! Environment:Start Time: 3:35 PM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Cloud-filtered sunshine Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robin, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin(?), Sharp-shinned Hawk, Great Blue HeronCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

October 20, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, American Robins, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, Sparrows, House Finches, Belted Kingfisher, RavenCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Painted Lady Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

October 15, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, pied-billed GrebeCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

September 08, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Common Sandpiper, Killdeer, Canada Geese, Gulls, Common Grackle, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, Blue Jays, Mourning DovesCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterfly, Tree Squirrel, Rock Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Tokina 400mm

August 28, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunny with a persistent breeze . Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Starlings, Flycatchers, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Killdeer, Lesser Goldfinch, Great Horned Owl, Gulls, Blue Grosbeak, Turkey VultureCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Pinacate Beetle, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm