On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Download Radio Show The November 13th show featured a conversation with wildlife biologist Kevin White, who works with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. We talked about Mountain Goat life history and some of the research that has been done to learn more about the Mountain Goats on Baranof Island. If you have questions … Read more
I got a report of a couple of Sabine’s Gulls over at the airport this morning, so I decided to spend some time scanning the Channel in hopes that maybe one would end up there. There was still a pretty stiff breeze out of the southeast, with showers moving through. The wind was sufficient to … Read more
It was quite windy overnight. I imagine it’s just coincidence, but it seems like most of the strong winds this fall have come during the night time hours. Early this morning, waves were over 28 feet at the Cape Edgecumbe buoy (I think that’s the average of the highest one third of the waves, so … Read more
A couple of days ago Lynn emailed me about coming to Sitka in hopes of catching the Cape May Warbler that I first reported last Wednesday. She had been up in Barrow hoping for an Ivory Gull, and was only able to get to Sitka late last night. We arranged to meet at Castle Hill this morning … Read more
As the calendar changed, so too did our uncharacteristically sunny weather change to a more typical fall pattern. The record breaking dry October (under 5 inches for the month vs. a normal of 13 inches), was replaced by overcast and periods of rain, with a forecast for wind and rain in the coming days. The … Read more