It was a beautiful sunny, clear, and calm morning with the temperature in the 60s when Lena Hayashi, Jim Kendall, Betty Kanne, Brenda Sabin, Ellen Tipping, Ellyn Siskind, Barbara Wasbin, Mark Johnston, and Jim Currie began, and around 72 when we finished. We were all anxious to see what birds would be seen during this [...]
On a brisk morning, in the 50’s with mostly overcast skies, Lena Hayashi, Betty Kanne, Jim Kendall, Dave and Sharon Telford, Sandy Smith, Jim Currie, Mark Johnston and Barbara Wasbin, divided up into two groups to count the birds of the Urban Forest. One group started in the grasslands along Edwards Street while the other [...]
Despite an ominous forecast of very high winds, four birders came out for this month’s survey. Fortunately, the winds were not nearly as high as predicted, the temperature ranged from 55 to 70 degrees, and we were able to observe 35 species and 275 birds [...]
This Thursday was a cool, sunny, clear, calm 50 degrees. Observations of 32 species and 353 individuals were conducted by Lena Hayashi with Ellen Tipping (ebird), Jim Kendall, Betty Kanne, Jim Currie, Dave and Sharon Tellford. The birders were grateful to be able to survey before the big rain began that evening [...]
Among the many birds observed on New Year’s Eve 2020 was the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (pictured above), photographed by Birder Lena Hayashi. In 3 hours and 36 minutes on a calm, 48-62 degree New Year’s Eve day, 9 birders observed 36 species and 382 birds. Birders were delighted to meet Jack, an 11-year-old HB Tree Society [...]
