Tracks - Sit Spot #772 - March 10, 2021

Dog Tracks

To help myself become more familiar

with the whole process of tracking

I watched my dog carefully today 

during our walk.

Some observations from looking and reading:

Dog tracks often overlap.

rear paw tracks  landing on top of front paw tracks.

Usually 4 toes and claws showing on both feet.

Usually dogs have 5 toes on front, 4 on back.

Front paws are larger than rear paws.

March 10, 2021  4:35 p.m.

Sit 772   : Brush Pile W  : Cloudy 

+17° (+16°) S 22-33 kph 32% humidity 

(Traffic noises),

(Jet  - United Airlines flight 422),

Unidentified bird chips,

Dog barking in distance,

Extras:

6:30 a.m. -

Red-winged Blackbirds & Cardinals calling,

Along the trails in p.m. -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Red Squirrel behind barn,

Alarm call from Robin,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Starling,

Black Squirrels,

Ladybugs inside the kitchen and library.

More Notes: 

     1. I was working at Plan  B Organic Farm

again this morning so missed out on the morning

bird activity.

     2. Our bee keeper was visiting to check on the bees this afternoon. He found that all the bees in all seven hives were dead. Very devastating for all of us

and them too I am sure.

Photo Site #5 - Front "Forest" Trail

No snow here but 

more than half the trails are covered

in ice and snow yet.

West Pond Sunset - Sit Spot #771 - March 9, 2021

West Pond Sunset

Not much water

Should be almost up to bottom of birdhouse

March 9, 2021 9:45 a.m.

Sit 771  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+3° (+1°) W 6-9 kph  87% humidity 

Mourning Doves, 

Woodpecker drumming, 

Cardinal singing, 

(Traffic noises),

(Jet  - Delta Airlines flight 1527…),

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Unidentified bird chips,

Junco trilling,

Extras:

6:40 a.m. - 

Cardinals & Red-winged Blackbirds calling,

Along the trails -

Blue Jays, 

Cardinals,

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

Crows, 

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Canadian Geese flying overhead, 

Flicker calling,

Robin alarm call,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrel,

Ladybug inside the library room.

Photo Site #9 - 

Looking out from the West Brush Pile

Larch buds - Squirrel - Sit Spot #770 - March 8, 2021

European Larch Needle Buds

starting to open  . . .

Red Squirrel on a limb

above my sit spot this morning

March 8, 2120 9:25 a.m.

Sit 770  : Brush Pile W : Partly Sunny 

-2° (-6°) S 13-20 kph  80% humidity 

(Jet - Piedmont Airlines flight 6157...),

Cardinals singing,

Crows cawing,

(Traffic noises),

(Sirens in distance),

Blue Jays calling,

Canadian Geese flying overhead,

Unidentified bird chips,

Red Squirrel gnawing on nut,

Chickadees calling,

Red-bellied Woodpecker call in distance,

Extras:

6:20 -

Cloudy with snow & no bird songs 

Along the trails -

Donkey braying in distance,

Goldfinches "potato chip chip" calls,

Cardinals "wick, wick, wick " calls,

Rooster crowing,

Red-winged Blackbirds calling,

Crows cawing,

Blue Jays screaming,

Carolina Wren singing,

Canadian Geese flying overhead,

Call of one Tundra Swan in the p.m.

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Ladybug inside the kitchen.

Photo Site #6 - Close-up of East Willow

Run - Sit Spot #769 - March 7, 2021

My 21.1 k run this morning

View from bottom right corner in map

From about the mid part of the upper

road on the map

March 7, 2021 5:35 p.m.

Sit 769  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

-2° (-7°) NW 15-23 kph  50% humidity 

(Traffic noises),

Red Squirrel chattering,

Faint Unidentified bird chips,

Dog barking in distance,

Extras:

6:20 a.m. -

Cardinals singing,

Rooster crowing,

Along the trails - 

Chickadees "dee dee dee" calls

Donkey braying,

Chickadees "fee bee" calls,

Crows cawing,

Woodpecker drumming,

Red-winged Blackbirds calling,

Tufted Titmouse ?

Very quiet in p.m.,

Except for s few Red-winged Blackbirds calling,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Carolina  Wren,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site  #2 - East Willow

Sunrise - Sit Spot #768 - March 6, 2021

Sunrise

March 6, 2021 10:00 a.m.

Sit 768  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

-5° (-10°) NW 13-20 kph 73% humidity 

Crows cawing,

(Traffic noises),

Unidentified bird chips,

(Jet  - Delta Airlines flight 1527...),

Extras:

6:40 a.m. -

Chickadees & Cardinals singing,

Along the trails - 

Carolina Wren singing,

Chickadees "fee bee" calls, 

Cardinal singing,

Rooster crowing,

Donkey braying,

Crows cawing,

Woodpecker drumming,

Red-winged Blackbirds calling,

2:00 p.m. 1st Chipmunk doing its “chip, chip, chip…        calls,

7:00 p.m. 1 coyote howl somewhere north of us

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Carolina  Wren

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo  Site #8 - West Pond