I went for walk around Totem Park this afternoon.
Weather: Snow fell for much of the morning into the early afternoon, but there was partial clearing later. It was fairly calm in Crescent Bay, though there appeared to be a bit of chop on the water out toward Eastern Channel.
Birds: Birds I saw on the walk included Common Mergansers, Bufflehead, a few Surf Scoters, Pelagic Cormorants, Barrow’s Goldeneyes, 3 or 4 Common Goldeneyes, Mallards, a Great Blue Heron, Mew Gulls, a Bald Eagle (that appeared to make a run at gulls or ducks on the water), and quite a few Harlequin Ducks. I also heard an American Dipper along Indian River. There were some Raven tracks in the snow on the beach and quite a lot of crow tracks on the flats out from the battle site bench.
Other Notes: A hemlock tree fell into the river not far up from the bridge. It has fallen since the last time I was on the trail that connects the main park to Westwood Trail, but that’s been quite a while. From the way it was laying, I suspect that the river has not been high since it fell.