Sawmill Cove Bird Observations
December 12, 2024
Overcast with light winds. Temperatures in the upper 30s to near 40F. Snow levels dropped back down to near treeline overnight, and even further this morning. I spent another long … Read more
Rainy Winter Day Birds
December 12, 2022
Dim, warmer, wet and breezy. Highs in the low 40s. Temperatures warmed sufficiently and enough rain fell that main roads which had seen reasonable traffic were clear of ice. This … Read more
Sunday Birds and Sunset
December 12, 2021
Snow this morning, overcast through much of the day. Partial clearing this evening. Calm when I first went out, but the wind picked up a bit. I noticed some gusty … Read more
Comet Chasing
December 12, 2018
This evening I walked downtown with Rowan – she wanted to go to the library, and I wanted to see if skies would be clear enough to see Comet 46P/Wirtanen. … Read more
Precipitation Records Follow-up
December 12, 2011
Water spilling over Blue Lake Dam, mid-October 2004 Last week I wrote up a post about discrepancies in 2011 precipitation data for Sitka and speculated a bit on possible explanations … Read more
Gallery: 20101212 Sea Otter
December 12, 2010
I was a little surprised to see how close this Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) was to the shore along Halibut Point Road. It was probably within 10 yards, apparently finding … Read more
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-12
December 12, 2010
Heard an owl when I went out to in the unseasonably warm air. Wind blowing through trees as I caught a glimpse of the WESO fly away. #
Snowy Sisters
December 12, 2008
Two different views of the Sisters from Indian River valley on a wintry December day.