Hermit Thrush Nest

I intended to write about his last summer when it happened, but am just now getting around to it. It’s sort of a nice reminder of the season to come in this later winter/early spring of chill and snow. The events written about here occured on 13 July 2006 I took advantage of an opportunity … Read more

Daily Observations

I didn’t get out at all on Wednesday, but today I did manage to go for a walk to Swan Lake and make some observations around the house. Weather: The last two days have seen a fair amount of wind and rain. There was a little bit of snow mixed in with the rain this … Read more

Pine Grosbeaks

One of the highlights of yesterday’s outing was a small flock of Pine Grosbeaks we saw foraging near Indian River. The first look I got was in the forest near the river not too far up from the first bridge, but they were in the shade among the branches, so it was difficult to see … Read more

Snowshoeing in Indian River Valley

Fellow natural history enthusiast Kitty LaBounty wanted to make a trip up the West Fork of Indian River to look for mosses over spring break. I thought that sounded like a reasonable way to spend a day, so I agreed to go along. Despite the spring in spring break, it’s been anything but spring-like around … Read more