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Despite the improved forecast, the weather this morning in Estabrook Park was not much better than it has been over the last few days. The skies were plenty dark and still leaking enough that I had to drape my hat over my camera at times to keep it dry, but at least it wasn’t pouringContinue reading “No new critters, but several new sights”

Well, my whining about the weather has somehow failed to improve the situation, and the radar forecast suggests that it will be raining all morning. Sure, I could go to Estabrook Park, because I won’t melt, but if I see a bird, and I can’t take a picture of it to show you, did theContinue reading “Staying dry on a soupy morning…”

Man, if this dreary weather pattern ever moves on, and blue skies ever return, I will never complain about them again! The weather this morning was actually better than the forecast I checked before going to bed last evening, and even though it was raining during breakfast, the radar suggested that we might get aContinue reading “A morning better than expected…”

The grey morning skies over Estabrook Park continue, but at least the temps were mild, so I stopped in to see who was around today now that the crowds of moved on. There were eight wood ducks on the pond, and their late summer molt appears to be wrapping up, so here’s a hen andContinue reading “Back to Estabrook for some peace and quite…”

I took a break from Estabrook Park today, and rode my bike down to Lakeshore State Park to join Donna’s Sunday morning birding group. There were plenty of Canada geese and mallards, but the first surprise was this gopher keeping an eye on me. I counted five hooded mergansers in various plumages. I think thisContinue reading “A visit to Lake Michigan”

It was an odd morning for me in Estabrook Park. The weather was about the same as the past few days, with plenty of clouds and mild temps, but the park was packed with runners for some big group run, so I wasn’t seeing much. Then I opted to walk around the east side ofContinue reading “A roller coaster of a morning…”

The skies look pretty clear, if hazy, now as I write this at my dining room table, but they were plenty grey earlier this morning when I ventured into Estabrook Park. The first big surprise came early when I spotted this majestic red-tailed hawk right on the lawn across the parkway from the soccer fields.Continue reading “Two surprises and even a minor miracle”

The dark skies over Estabrook Park continue today, but at least they didn’t leak on me this morning. The first bird I was able to get a picture of, by the soccer fields, is a Swainson’s thrush, very similar to the gray-cheeked thrush from yesterday, but with “a distinct buffy eyering,” and flying to aContinue reading “More September Surprises!”

It was another grey morning in Estabrook Park. At first, the sky overhead was clear, and there was just a tall cloud to the southeast blocking the sun, but then more clouds rolled in, and it even rained for a while. Good thing for big trees. Luckily, there were plenty of birds going about theirContinue reading “It was a dark and gloomy morning…”

The skies were dark and threatening over Estabrook Park this morning, but the temperature was mild, the wind was light, and the rain held off till nearly 10am, so I was able to sneak in and get a few pictures. The parade of warblers on their way to warmer climes continues, and here’s a northernContinue reading “Little critters…”