The Light Is Lingering and the Ice Is Leaving

Dinner was early and easy- Bangers and Colecannon. As a result, we were totally done by a bit before 6pm. I had missed lunch entirely today, therefore I also missed taking Obsidian Black Dog on a midday walk. My step count was low and my dog was ready to go! So we struck out for the Reservoir to see if the rumors were true- no ice; all water.

By 6:15 we were happily walking in grassy hills on the way to the western lobe of the Reservoir. Obi was carrying his ball and the world was a good place! He knows this area well and sticks to the trail to avoid all the prickly pear and pincushion cactus. There was no ice anywhere. There were birds everywhere. Loons, 3 species of Merganser, Great Blues, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Mallards, Canada’s, Coots, White Pelicans, Double Crested Cormorants, a Wilson’s Snipe and a handful of passerines.

Came home at 8pm with a running total of 99 species for the year.