Daily Observations

Today was another full day without much time to get outside and look around. Weather: The day was overcast with rain and snow. The snow even started sticking to the ground in some places, though never accumulated to any significant degree. Birds: The winter wren was actively singing again this morning. Other Notes: My wife … Read more

Daily Observations

A very busy day at work, so I did not have time to get out for a length of time. Weather: Snow level dropped to sea level overnight. There was even a little bit of snow falling during the day before temperatures warmed up. Overcast all day. Birds: Winter wren sang from 6:40am for about … Read more

Daily Observations

Weather: There were periods of rain today, with mostly cloudy skies. The effect over town was alternating periods of relatively bright (sometimes sunny) weather with dark overcast and rain. On a short walk to the park this afternoon, I experienced the end of one rain shower and got to see a rainbow in front of … Read more

Daily Observations

It was a pleasant partly cloudy morning, with increasing clouds into the afternoon. I took a late morning walk to Totem Park, but did not see anything out of the ordinary. By this afternoon there was a light rain. Weather: Skies were partly cloudy when I went to class this morning. The sun was shining … Read more

Crow Behavior

This morning between classes I observed the crow seen here. I did not notice it until I had already walked underneath it (how’s that for awareness?) at which point it made a gurgling sound that caught my ear. It was a sound that reminded me of a cross between a laugh and gurgling water. It … Read more