Snow and a Second Flicker

Partly sunny this morning, becoming mostly cloudy by midday. Temperatures into the mid-30s. It snowed some inches overnight, but warmer temperatures reduced the snow pack today. Tomorrow it’s supposed to clear and then turn colder overnight. Outflow winds are forecast for the coming days. By the time I went out late this morning, the roads … Read more

Starrigavan Beach Birds

Overcast with snow. Very cloud breaks between snow showers this afternoon allowed the sun to shine through briefly. I went back to Starrigavan to follow up on a lichen I had not initially collected on my Monday visit. The tide was out far enough for a reasonably wide band of snow-free beach. I didn’t see … Read more

Snow, Rain, and Wind

Windy and rainy, temperatures up to the low 40s. March got off to a fierce start. Slush on the ground this morning suggested the light snow late last night may have become heavier before giving way to rain this morning. I didn’t notice the winds at my house until late in the morning when they … Read more