The New York Times (paywalled) reported on Tuesday, December 16, the results of a study of dark eyed juncos around the campus of the University of California at Los Angeles.Over the past few years, the juncos (part of the sparrow family) have adapted to living in LA and are now apparently enjoying human food. That […]
This morning’s atmospheric river hitting the northwest from Oregon to British Columbia brought a blizzard to Kitimat. That didn’t deter all the birds that came to my tower feeder.
A pair of Northern Flickers were very active in my backyard tree in Kitimat BC yesterday on Oct 22, despite heavy overcast (so not so great light) and rain varying from light to heavy. They blended in with the red autumn leaves when seen by the naked eye rather than a 500mm lens.
The second atmospheric river hit Kitimat on September 24, with the town socked in all day. So here is the LNG Canada flare through the fog.
The first of a projected series of atmospheric rivers hit Kitimat on the afternoon of September 21. To my surprise there was lively and heavy bird activity in my backyard, including more than a dozen dark-eyed juncos, five of the steller’s jays that live in the trees by my house, a couple of northern flickers, […]