Daily Observations

We took my mom over to the airport this morning for her flight back home. While there Melissa talked me into renting a car. She wanted to drive it and I wanted to go up Harbor Mountain. The weather looked like it was holding off, so I decided to make the trip from Harbor to … Read more

Birding Cruise Report

The weather in the week leading up to the birding cruise I had planned did not inspire confidence. I had some hope as the week went on and the forecast for Sunday was for mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers with light winds. Given the wind and rain of the week, that … Read more

Daily Observations

I was grateful for a second day without rain and only light breezes, as I had planned a birding cruise. The weather cooperated wonderfully, and we were able to go out beyond St. Lazaria to look for Horned Puffins in fairly light seas. Weather: For a second day in a row it was mostly cloudy. … Read more

Daily Observations

I took a short walk around Totem Park this afternoon, taking advantage of the first day without rain this week. Weather: After much rain, the weather finally broke. Today we had mostly cloudy skies, but no rain. Birds There were quite a few birds scattered between the west beach in front of the Visitor’s Center … Read more

Recent (Weather) Observations

It has been incredibly wet the last few days. I do not think it stopped raining between sometime early Thursday and Friday evening. Thursday finished off a damp month of August. There was 12.53 inches of rain in the month, nearly twice the long term average of 6.58 inches. There was only one day with … Read more

Daily Observations

After steady rain all day, Melissa and I walked home this evening and enjoyed the sun shining on the hills in the distance. Weather: There was steady rain throughout most of the morning and afternoon, but the clouds broke this evening. Birds: We have been leaving peanuts out for a neighborhood Steller’s Jay. Today I … Read more