Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 26, 2025

March 26, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Gulls, Gadwalls, Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, White-crowned Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbird, Woodpecker, Cooper’s Hawk, Western Meadowlarks, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Kestrels, Green-winged Teals, Wood Duck, Pied-billed Grebes, Black-capped ChickadeesCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels 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
March 24, 2025

March 24, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Gulls, Gadwalls, Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbird, Red-tailed Hawk, Dark-eyed Juncos, Hairy Woodpecker, Cooper’s Hawks, Western Meadowlark, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Kestrels, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue Jays, American CootCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, 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
January 28, 2025

January 28, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 3:30 PM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Super nice day out on the trail if you could ignore the mud. The Arkansas River is starting to get busy with a pretty nice variety of ducks splashing about like the Red-breasted Merganser pictured here. I did see several Great Blue Herons but only in the distance and none in the water. I spotted another Cooper’s Hawk but, unfortunately, it also spotted me. The big prize of the day is my featured image – a passing Northern Harrier. It popped up out of nowhere and flew by quickly. Even so,…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 11, 2024

March 11, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sun and (mostly) clouds with an increasing wind. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Hooded Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers, Wood Duck, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, crows, White-crowned Sparrows, American Robin, Red-tailed Hawks, Great Horned Owls, Townsend’s Solitaire, American KestrelCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
February 25, 2024

February 25, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunshine and haze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Mallards, Green-winged Teals, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Gulls, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, Blue Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows, Starlings, Crow, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Black-capped Chickadees, Red-winged BlackbirdCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
February 15, 2024

February 15, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 24 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Gadwalls, American Coots, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, Mourning Dove, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawks, Dark-eyed Juncos, American Bald EagleCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
January 23, 2024

January 23, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 8:05 AM Temperature: 29 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Common Goldeneyes, Barrow’s Goldeneyes, Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Green-winged Teal, Gadwalls, Gulls, American Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue Jays, Wrens, Wild TurkeysCritters: Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
January 22, 2024

January 22, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 9:05 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Common Goldeneyes, Barrow’s Goldeneyes, Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, American Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Herons, Crows, Belted Kingfishers, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue Jays, woodpeckerCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
April 19, 2023

April 19, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Clouds and sunshine with varying breeze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Mallards, Wood Ducks, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Kestrels, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Wrens, Northern Flicker, Belted Kingfisher, Mourning Doves, Blue Jay, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Violet-green Swallows, Say’s Phoebe, Canyon Towhee, CrowsCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrels, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 16, 2023

April 16, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Wood Ducks, Gadwalls, Mallards, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Red-breasted Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorants, American Kestrel, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks, White-crowned Sparrows, Northern Flicker, Turkey Vulture, Black-capped Chickadees, Belted Kingfisher, Mourning Dove, Dark-eyed JuncoCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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