August 18, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 72 degrees Sky: Sunshine with increasing clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Swallows, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Common Grackles, Redheaded WoodpeckerCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

August 17, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:25 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunshine with a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Swallows, Great Blue Heron, Say’s Phoebes, Wild Turkeys, Turkey Vultures, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbits, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

August 14, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Eastern Kingbirds, Common Grackles, Great Blue Heron, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Lesser Goldfinch, Spotted Sandpiper, Redheaded Woodpecker, Northern Flickers, Turkey VulturesCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight