A few days ago Melissa, Connor, and I walked along the flume during a morning stroll. I noticed there were fish swimming about that looked like they were about 6-10 inches long. This seems large for salmon fry, so I wonder if they were salmon that did not migrate to the ocean or maybe trout.

This morning it looked like the snow level was about the same as yesterday (below 2000 feet). By noon the snow level had dropped and it was snowing in town. The snow was not accumulating on the ground, however. It appeared that snow was accumulating in the trees at around 200 feet elevation. The forecast is for partly cloudy and lows in the 20s through the rest of the week.

I have seen winter wrens flitting about in the brush all winter. I have also frequently heard them making a short chirping call. This morning, for the first time this year, I heard them singing. I wonder if this means they are getting ready to defend territory, win mates, and nest.

After a few days of sunny moderate weather in the 40’s, it has gotten cloudy, cooled off a bit and is now rainy. Today was one of only a handful this winter where snow could be seen on the trees along the whole of Gavan Ridge. It appears the snow level is below 2000 feet, but not by too much. Last weekend the Mountaineering class climbed Verstovia hoping for enough snow for snow school. I guess they found one patch that was just barely big enough with an adequate depth of snow. Hopefully I will get up Verstovia or Gavan in the next couple of weeks and see for myself how much snow there is(n’t).