September 17, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, American Kestrel, Green HeronCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, lizard, Grasshoppers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm

September 01, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:25 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Blue Jay, Ospreys, Starlings, Barn Swallows, Great Blue Herons, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfisher, Redheaded Woodpeckers, Crows, Pewee, Spotted Sandpiper, KilldeerCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

August 27, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Mourning Doves, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Double Crested Cormorants, Black-capped Chickadees, Redheaded Woodpeckers, Red-winged Blackbirds, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Common Grackles, Cooper’s Hawk, Gulls, Great Horned OwlCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

August 23, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Starlings, Ospreys, Woodpecker, Mourning Doves, Killdeer, Blue Jay, Yellow Warblers, American Robin, Redheaded WoodpeckersCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes, Pinacate Beetle, Locust Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

August 08, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mourning Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Eastern Kingbird, Western Kingbirds, Common Grackles, Redheaded Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, American Goldfinches, Great Horned Owl, Black-capped ChickadeeCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers Gear: Nikon D5600, AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm

July 28, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Ducks, Canada Geese, Spotted Sandpiper, Killdeer, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbird, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Northern Flickers, American Goldfinches, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jays, Possible Redheaded Woodpecker, Flycatcher, Possible Red-winged Blackbird, Barn Swallows, HawkCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Western Spotted Orbweaver Spider, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm