July 12, 2012
Owl banding to come
This has been an embarrassing hiatus, and I can't say it is going to get much better for now. Veg surveys are taking over my life, leaving little time for new pictures. Good news though, for me, and for blog viewers: I'll be heading back to Hawk Ridge in Duluth, MN this fall to trap and band hawks and owls! This is mostly good for you in that you'll get a lot of face time with Saw-whet Owls as I will be the owl bander for the season.
July 7, 2012
Post 600
Down in the Bay for our break. Here are the results of a feeble attempt at photographing swallows.
Violet-greens
A juvenile
This was at Lake Merritt, in Oakland, where there were also tons of these:
Violet-greens
A juvenile
This was at Lake Merritt, in Oakland, where there were also tons of these:
July 2, 2012
Veg is here
Point counts are officially over and the veg work has begun, kind of. The last three days have been training, which has mostly involved protocol overview and learning to ID trees and shrubs. The most challenging part has been the IDing of completely torched trees, all with varied amounts of branches, leaves and bark, most with none or little of the above.
The bass were really good eating, by the way. These Brewer's Blackbirds were doing quite a bit of insect snatching off of the water we were fishing on at Lake Almanor, keeping things entertaining when fish weren't biting.
This one looks pretty young to me
The bass were really good eating, by the way. These Brewer's Blackbirds were doing quite a bit of insect snatching off of the water we were fishing on at Lake Almanor, keeping things entertaining when fish weren't biting.
This one looks pretty young to me
June 27, 2012
At Almanor Lake
We think these are all smallmouth bass...caught them yesterday, going for more tonight.
PCT site photos
A few shots from my site along the PCT last week:
My points ran straight down this little ridge line, mostly Fox Sparrows and Towhees.
My points ran straight down this little ridge line, mostly Fox Sparrows and Towhees.
June 26, 2012
June 25, 2012
Did the PCT today
I found my last official nest today, a White-headed. Yesterday we backpacked into a site and surveyed under some very windy conditions today. It was along the PCT and it was beautiful, pictures to come. But for now, the usual random assortment...
This female Kestrel was not as pleased about the discovery of her nest by me as I was.
Though Brown Creepers really do blend in well with their common foraging substrate, their constant high-pitched calls are hard to miss.
Western Wood-Pewee. Most commonly heard in the background of recording of every other western songbird.
This female Kestrel was not as pleased about the discovery of her nest by me as I was.
Though Brown Creepers really do blend in well with their common foraging substrate, their constant high-pitched calls are hard to miss.
Western Wood-Pewee. Most commonly heard in the background of recording of every other western songbird.
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