March 02, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 9:30 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, Great Horned Owl, Great Blue Heron, Mountain Bluebirds, Belted KingfisherCritters: None KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

March 16, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 30 degrees Sky: Mostly sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Ring-necked Duck, Gulls, Hooded Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Starlings,American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, Western Meadowlark, Wild Turkeys, White-crowned Sparrows, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebirds, Blue Jays, Crows, Red-winged BlackbirdCritters: None KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

December 07, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 3:05 PM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds and annoying breeze. A chilly, cloudy morning pushed today’s walk into the afternoon hours. Really a nice walking day for those with the foresight to dress appropriately – this did not include me. Thought I could get by with a T-shirt. I couldn’t. Things were fine when I was in the sunshine but once in a shaded spot with the breeze it was cold! Not a lot of bird activity there to reward me for my suffering. One exciting find was a group of Mountain Bluebirds flitting around…