Contrary to what the weather in January should be like, this past weekend we enjoyed double digit temperatures (C) in glorious sunshine. Even with clear conditions it's that time of year that daylight for good birding is from around 8:30 am to about 4:30 pm although we have noticed daylight is starting to get a little bit longer each day. Spring is coming and so is the last season of Game of Thrones, both of which I am so looking forward to!!!! 👍
Just a side note .... we have been known to get some snow right up to the end of March so fingers crossed that doesn't happen because guess who will be shoveling the driveway instead of birding?? Yes, Robyn!! LOL
We took advantage of the perfect conditions to track down some expected birds using the eBird Year Needs Alert and Daily Rare Bird Alert for our area and we weren't disappointed. Concentrating on waterfowl that won't be here much longer we visited many of the shoreline vantage points around Victoria in the mornings and then headed inland to lake habitats in the afternoons. New "lifers" included a very cool sighting (way to go Robyn) of a Northern Shrike, Black-bellied Plover, Red-necked Grebe and a rare Redhead. These can all be seen on our Lifer Update page.
How are we doing after week 2? I continue to bird away my 1/2 hour lunch breaks although it's almost light enough after I get off work at 4:30 pm to complete a checklist. Birding through the workweek is like work in a sense and I am looking forward to ending that cycle. Don't get me wrong, I love the birds but I also enjoy a relaxing lunch break when working a 10 hour shift. 😀
2019 eBird Stats (January 8 - 14)
Mark - 21 species, 4 lifers, 21 checklists, 7 day streak
Robyn - 23 species, 4 lifers, 21 checklists, 7 day streak
Year to date
Mark - 79 species, 4 lifers, 45 checklists, 14 day streak
Robyn - 78 species, 4 lifers, 42 checklists, 14 day streak
No comments:
Post a Comment