On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I woke up fairly early this morning (5:30am) and heard one of the neighborhood Song Sparrows singing. There are several around the broader neighborhood, but one in particular favors a perch that makes it very audible from my place. At some point I’ll try to go through and see if I can figure out how … Read more
St. Lazaria is a basalt island just off of Kruzof Island. It is easy to see columns of basalt going in various directions. The formation pictured here tops out well above the high tide line, but is no doubt kept clear of vegetation by the pounding it receives from storm waves where it is situated … Read more
It was quite rainy for the morning yesterday, though it started to ease up a bit in the afternoon. Tuesday evening I saw a report of a bird that had been singing unlike any of our expected species, so I went over to the Turnaround and checked it out. I didn’t find anything and then … Read more
This morning started very early – as the only day forecast to be nice weather this week, it seemed like the best bet for getting the breeding bird survey done. The survey consists of 50 stops, each .5 miles apart. At each stop I was supposed to observe (listen/look) for 3 minutes and record all … Read more
(from radar.weather.gov click on image to see animated version) Sometimes it’s fun to see the wall of wet heading our way.
A friend arrived in town yesterday for the low tide series and I agreed to provide transportation and do some low tide looking. We decided on John Brown’s Beach, aiming to be there around 6:45 for the -2.6 tide about an hour later. Unfortunately, last night I was up until nearly 1am when I felt … Read more