Monthly Archives: February 2024

I hope you’re able to make the most out of your bonus day. In Estabrook Park, the recent cold snap lasted through the night, and it was even colder this morning than yesterday, but the sky was still clear as a bell, and the wind is even lighter, so it was very nice. I wasContinue reading “Happy Leap Day!”

Holy Moly, what a weather roller coaster we are on! Temps reached the high 60s yesterday afternoon, or even setting a record high of 74°F at the airport, then we had lightning and thunder last evening, snow overnight, and temps are in the low 20s this morning. Yikes! The sun is peeking through the cloudsContinue reading “Highs and lows in Estabrook Park.”

Wowzah, it was warm in Estabrook Park this morning! Skies were crystal clear, so I got out well before sunrise, at 6:20 am, and it was already 52°F and on its way to a forecast 67°F this afternoon. One critter that was out taking advantage of the unusual weather was this beaver, busily hauling aContinue reading “More familiar faces return…”

It is a little hazy and breezy now, but earlier this morning, the sky was clear, and the air was still in Estabrook Park. Temps were in the high 30s already by sunrise, but there was enough radiant cooling overnight to frost the grass and firm up some of the river trail mud. I suspectContinue reading “A couple more signs of early spring…”

Donna’s Sunday morning birding group came to visit Estabrook Park this morning, and I showed them where I have seen the winter wren recently, but it didn’t want to come out and play today. Instead, we saw a bald eagle glide over the north end, and there was a goldeneye hen on the water, butContinue reading “A surprise ending…”

Wow! What a difference 24 hours can make. We went from high 30s with blue skies yesterday morning in Estabrook Park to low 20s with grey skies and snow on the ground this morning. It sure seemed to wake up the critters, too. I had just gotten on the, now nicely frozen, river trail atContinue reading “Winter stages a comeback!”

This morning the weather in Estabrook Park was just about as nice as yesterday, but I didn’t see nearly as many critters out enjoying it. Maybe they’re just pacing themselves. Anyway, here is yet another muskrat picture, but in my defense, it is a different individual on a different part of the river, and theContinue reading “It’s a slow Friday…”

It was another very nice sprinter morning in Estabrook Park, but a little cooler than yesterday, and the mostly clear skies overnight allowed for some additional radiant cooling that even froze up the river path mud in many spots. The songbirds are really starting to sing throughout the park, but the first critter to properlyContinue reading “New weather pattern gets a new name.”

Anne and I arrived back in Milwaukee safe and sound yesterday afternoon. The American southwest is amazing, of course, but it is also always great to be back home. This morning was cloudy, breezy, and a little sprinkly in Estabrook Park, but it was also warm, the breeze eventually died down, and the sun evenContinue reading “More signs that spring is on its way…”

After a full day at Snow Canyon, we drove to Mesquite, Nevada to stay overnight before flying home out of Las Vegas the next morning, and I thought I was done birding for the day. As we walked to our hotel room, however, I heard an interesting call. It turned out to come from thisContinue reading “Mesquite, Nevada”