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What was going to be a simple evening walk with the Lab, turned out to be a little better. I decided to check in with eBird to see what others were seeing. I mean, if Im going to get out side and go for a walk, I may as well see if I can do…

My middle daughter and I decided that we should do a day trip blitz into Yellowstone National Park- we term this particular adventure a Bio-Blitz. We figured that, since we were not going to have to eat in any restaurants or stay in the park overnight, we could do this pretty safely. This would mean…

Today, the day before Father’s Day, we went to Benton Lake. we started our day at the fairgrounds so the Labrador could run some energy off and then we went to Benton Lake. on the way home from Benton Lake we stopped at first peoples Buffalo jump State Park and did a little more walking.…

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…

Over the course of several rambles about the valley, we ID’ed 44 species of birds before dinner. Several were new for the year. We went to the Lake WMA for about 90 mins and we saw 25 to 30 species from our lookout point.

I have always wanted to see these plants. This latest trip made it possible. We found them in the extreme sw corner of Utah and just across the border in Arizona. We did not, however, find them in Nevada. But the area around Valley of Fire State Park is amazing for hiking!

Today was a really good day. Obsidian and I headed out to the Reservoir before we left town. When we arrived, we headed down to where the long-billed Dowitchers have been hanging about. As we approached the little mud flat the ducks and the dowitchers flew off. I hung around for a couple more minutes…

I have been remiss. It has been months since I’ve posted. It is Tuesday, October 23, 2018 and we are at roughly 183 bird species for the year. However, it has also been a year of tremendous tumult and change. As a result very little has been recorded on this site. I hope to change…

This morning I took Obi for a quick walk at the Fairgrounds. I was about to turn left and head out to the Lake, when I texted Erin to see if she was awake and would like to join me. She was and she did. So, we left Obi to have his second walk with…

We left Brookings, Oregon at about 8 o’clock this morning. We drove to Crater Lake National Park, had a quick bite of lunch and got out and walked around on about 12 feet of snow. Didn’t stay long, as the walking was very difficult. We did see a Gray Jay, so that was a plus!…