Recent Observations

I made it down to the park again this morning, but didn’t find any shorebirds, not even the Semipalmated Plover I saw last night.   It was actually fairly quiet in the park – I didn’t even see any sparrows along the upper shoreline.  In some ways it’s seemed like an odd migration so far, there’s … Read more

Start of Spring Migration

Animated .gif of the radar images from 17-18 March. Red/green represent stuff in the atmosphere moving away from/towards the radar station set in the middle of the image. There’s a clear pattern of movement along the outer coast of Baranof Island from south to north. When migration is at its peak, this pattern will show … Read more

A Return to Typical

Lower Temperatures bring a Lower Snow Level After nearly two months that seemed unseasonably warm and lacking in precipitation, this week has been a return to what I tend to expect of late winter and early spring weather. Monday’s cooler temperatures with heavy clouds and rain, were followed by a short reprieve in partly-cloudy Tuesday, … Read more