On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
20120616_mystery_bird clip 1 20120616_mystery_bird clip 2 At the start of a hike up Indian River Trail (to the falls – first time I’ve done that in 3 or 4 years – which was sort of hard to believe) I heard a different sounding bird song. I couldn’t decide if it was something familiar with a … Read more
Download First half of the show I discussed recent observations from around town, including some recordings of bird songs. During the second half I played clips from a recording I made of a conversation between Jon Young, Richard Nelson, and myself. I’m including a link to the full conversation below: Richard Nelson and Jon Young … Read more
I checked out the lake this morning to see what might be around. Water birds are continuing to thin out, but plenty of song bird singing along the lakeshore (more traffic than I preferred – I suspect due to people getting ready for the derby). I had been noticing a chill in the air and … Read more
It’s been an interesting week at Swan Lake. Monday there was a report of at least 120 Northern Shovelers, a very high count for Sitka. By Tuesday there were ‘only’ 50+ (still a high count), but 5 Blue-winged Teal also showed up. This is a high count for a species that is not reported at … Read more