West Pond Sunset - Sit Spot #1047 - December 10, 2021

Sunset at West Pond Site

Friday, December 10, 2021 4:30 p.m.

Sit 1047  : Brush Pile W : Partly cloudy 

+6° (+6°) Calm 70% humidity 

(Jet - Air Canada Jazz flight 362...),

(Train),

Extras:

Along the Hamilton Waterfront Trail -

Tall Goldenrod blooming,

Panicled Aster blooming,

Along the 4:00 p.m. Trails -

Snow quickly melting,

No bird calls,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatches.

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Tracks - Sit Spot #1046 - December 9, 2021

Possom Tracks

Thursday, December 9, 2021 10:10 a.m.

Sit 1046  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

-6° (-6°)  Calm  86% humidity 

(Train),

(Jet - Republic Airlines Flight 3492...),

Extras:

Along the Trails-

Snow softly crunching underfoot,

Fresh possum tracks,

Squirrel tracks,

Deer tracks,

Blue Jays calling,

Crows in distance,

Chickadees,

Mostly quiet,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatches.

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Sunset/Tracks - Sit Spot #1045 - December 8, 2021

Sunset behind walnut trees

Coyote Tracks in the  Snow

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 4:45 p.m. 

Sit 1045   : Brush Pile W : Partly cloudy 

-4° (-9°) W 13-20 kph 74% humidity 

(Traffic noise in far, far distance),

Extras:

Along the 4:15 p.m. Trails -

Crunching of fresh snow underfoot,

A few squirrel tracks,

Deer tracks in the snow,

Fresh coyote tracks,

5:25 p.m. -

Coyotes howling to the north,

Answered by a close Coyote howl

   that appeared to be from very near

   my sit spot where I had been 30 minutes ago,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatches.

Chipping Sparrow (first since August),

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Deer - Sit Spot #1044 - December 7, 2021

One of Two White-tailed Deer

by driveway when I went out to run

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 9:35 a.m.

Sit 1044  :  Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

-5° (-11°) W 17-26 kph 79% humidity 

Chickadees,

(Prop Plane),

Extras:

Along the morning Trails -

Crunch of snow underfoot,

Blue Jays screaming,

White-breasted Nuthatch calling,

Rodent tracks in snow,

Squirrel tracks,

Deer tracks,

Coyote Tracks,

Chickadees calling,

2:00 p.m. - 2 White-tailed Deer in driveway,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatches.

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #1 - East Pond

Overflowing and frozen

Brush Pile - Sit Spot #1043 - December 6, 2021

Photo Site #9 -

Looking out from Brush Pile West

Monday, December 6, 2021 3:00 p.m.

Sit 1043  : Brush Pile W : Mostly cloudy 

+3° (-3°) W 37-50 kph 66% humidity

Wind in trees,

(Jet - Air Canada Jazz flight 819...),

Extras:

11:00 a.m. - Off to Honda for new winter tires

1:00 p.m. - Huge flock of blackbirds in Cottonwoods

     (Starlings?),

Along the 2:30 p.m. Trails -

Crows,
Wet ground squishing underfoot,

Goldfinches hiding in shrubs,

South Ravine Trail under water at west end,

Winds bringing in lowering temperatures,

A few snowflakes falling,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatches.

Red-bellied Woodpecker.

Red Squirrels.