Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 24, 2024

April 24, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:15 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Bright sunlight. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebe, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, American Kestrel, Northern Flickers, Doves, Brown-headed Cowbird, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkeys, Turkey Vultures, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Western MeadowlarksCritters: Mule Deer. Prairie Dog KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 33 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrels, White-crowned Sparrows, Common Grackle, American Bald Eagle, Wild Turkeys, Turkey Vultures, Western Meadowlarks, SwallowsCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 10, 2024

April 10, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds. Sightings:Birds: American Coots, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrels, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, White-breasted Nuthatch, Sand Hill CraneCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 02, 2024

April 02, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sun. Sightings:Birds: American Coots, Wood Ducks, Mallards, Great Horned Owl, Starlings, Western Meadowlark, Ospreys, White-crowned Sparrows, Song Sparrow, Canada Geese, Pied-billed Grebes, American Robins, Northern Flickers, American Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, Wrens, DovesCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 26, 2024

March 26, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Cloud Mitigated Sun. Owl Watch Cold weather has kept me mostly at home over the last couple of days. Today I just ran out for a quick check on the Great Horned Owl nest that I have been haunting. As you can see things are pretty much the same which, I guess, is good news. While I was checking out the nest the Red-tailed Hawk (featured up top) flew over thus giving me enough material for this post. Thanks, pal. Sightings:Birds: Great Horned Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey VultureCritters: None KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 22, 2024

March 22, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, Gulls, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owls, White-crowned Sparrows, Western Meadowlark, Dark-eyed Juncos, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, American Kestrels, Great Blue Heron, Blue Jays, BushtitsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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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
February 28, 2024

February 28, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 3:55 PM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, American Robin, Wild Turkeys, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owls, wrenCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Sightings
February 24, 2023 – Re-post

February 24, 2023 – Re-post

Way too cold this morning for walking in the woods. Here is what was happening last year on this day. Environment:Start Time: 3:40 PM Temperature: 41 degrees Sky: Sunshine with slight breeze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Gulls, Red-tailed (?) Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Great Horned Owl, American Bald Eagle, StarlingsCritters: Prairie Dog, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
February 20, 2024

February 20, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Blue Jay, Northern Flickers, Bushtits, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, mystery hawkCritters: 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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