It was a wintry April day, with snow falling this morning and sometimes mixing with rain or graupel towards midday. Clouds lifted a bit later this afternoon, and the sun even peaked through briefly. This seemed to mark a shift to an even more showery regime which persisted into this evening. With temperatures in the … Read more

The forecast sun did arrive, though not quite as fully as I might have anticipated based on the ‘mostly sunny’ wording. The smell of herring was strong in the air. The color of the water suggested herring were spawning from the science center around to the mouth of Indian River.

Calm with occasional snow showers (heavy at times, but quickly melting). Winter is hanging on. I noticed the gulls seemed especially active on the beach by the big tidepools. I suspected some herring were there, and decided to walk out and take a look.

Heavy clouds and drizzle with light winds through much of the day. This evening the rain stopped and clouds thinned a bit. When I went to take a look for reported Pine Grosbeaks, I found four of them feeding on mountain ash berries that had fallen to the ground.

Generally calm winds, mostly low clouds, and occasional drizzle and/or showers. I spent the latter part of the morning out watching and photographing whales around Eastern Channel.