Mostly cloudy with regular showers tapering off later in the afternoon. Temperatures in the 40s.
Snow level was down below 2500 feet.
Much of my day was dedicated to working to catch up on one thing or another. I published several photojournal entries from earlier this month (but have two weeks’ worth yet to go).
I went through yesterday’s collections and make sure they were each labeled. Some I even managed to get under the scope.
I also cleaned out tackle boxes. Some had no labels, and too much time has passed for me to remember when/where I got them.
In part, my effort was in anticipation of heading out tomorrow morning for an overnight trip to the Tom Young cabin south of town. I’ll be taking the tackle boxes with me, as I expect to do some collecting while there.
I did make it out later in the afternoon.
Things were quiet along old airport road. Though I did manage photos of a Savannah Sparrow. It’s been a month since I first saw one, but I hadn’t seen any since until today.
I also didn’t see much at the lake.
It was a different story at the park. Large numbers of Black Turnstones and Surfbirds continue, with smaller numbers of other shorebirds. With the tide out and a shower moving over, I didn’t feel ambitious enough to get out there and see what other species might be mixed in.
I heard from Lucy that two Sandhill Cranes were on the beach. They seemed to have left by the time I got there. I didn’t spot them, in any case.
Back at home, I noticed a flicker working on an alder snag in my yard. The well rotted wood seemed to be coming out easily for the bird. It will be interesting to see if they choose to nest there.
My iNaturalist Observations for Today
