Walk Route - Sit Spot #1118 - February 19, 2022

Walk Route

I did not do my regular 10 k run this morning.

The 2.7 k walk in our meadows and bush

 at -21 C wind chill

was enough of an adventure.

That being said, 

the occasional sunshine was nice

& I enjoyed finding 

very fresh animal tracks in the snow

before they drifted over.

Saturday, February 19, 2022 10:05 a.m. 

Sit 1118  :  Brush Pile W  :  Sunny with blowing snow 

-10° (-21°) W 43-57 kph  72 % humidity 

Wind in trees,

Tree branches clicking together in wind,

(Jet - Air Canada flight 750 . . .),

Extras:

6:30 a.m. -

More fresh snow,

Venus shining in east,

Moon shining in west,

Roar of wind in trees,

Average wind chill -17,

Wind 48 - 67 kph,

Along the Trails -

Red Squirrel on porch as I went out,

Wind roaring in trees,

Soft crunch of new snow underfoot,

Fresh Squirrel Tracks in the snow,

Junco and other bird tracks in the snow,

Fresh Deer Tracks in snow,

Fresh Coyote Tracks in the snow,

Fresh Rabbit Tracks in the snow,

(I know all the animal tracks were fresh

 as the wind erased even my tracks

 by the time I got back to the house area.)

Crows calling,

Blue Jays screaming,

Hiss of snow blowing across fields,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Purple Finches,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

 

Deer Story - Sit 1117 - February 18, 2022

See any deer in the photo?

No, 

neither do I;

however, there were many deer tracks on the ground,

including going right up to my brush pile sit spot.

After I left the sit spot,   

   I was looking closely at the ground,

   following deer tracks and trying to decide

   how fresh the tracks were.

   When I got near the top of the hill

   close to the meadow  

   I looked up and saw 2 deer

   going to the right in the west meadow.

   Then, when I got to where I had seen them,

   I realized that the only tracks leading there

   were on the trail I was following.

   The deer had obviously been just ahead of me

   for several minutes and I had not looked up

   from following the tracks 

until I got near the meadow.

   Of course they were gone before my camera 

   got into action.

Friday, February 18, 2022  10:15 a.m.   

Sit 1117  :  Brush Pile W  :  Partly cloudy 

-9° (-15°)  W 13-20 kph  67% humidity 

 

Deer tracks by sit Spot Brush Pile,

(Jet - American Airlines flight 179...),

Extras:

Along the trails -

Chickadees,

Blue Jays,

Soft crunching of new snow underfoot,

Junco tracks 

Squirrel tracks,

Rabbit tracks 

Cardinal singing 

Crows cawing

Mourning Doves flying 

White-breasted Nuthatch calling 

Many deer tracks - at least 4 Deer 

One Deer snorted at me but l couldn't see it

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Purple Finches,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #3 -

West Meadow Viewpoint

Water - Sit Spot #1116 - Thursday February 17, 2022

Water!

For the 1st time in at least 2 years

we have our west pond almost full!

Thursday, February 17, 2022 3:40 p.m. 

Sit 1116   :  Brush Pile Wm  :  Cloudy with rain 

0° (-4°)  NW 13-20 kph 100% humidity 

Crows,

(Traffic noises),

Rain on tarp,

(Jet - SkyWest Airlines flight 5257...),

Extras:

Along the a.m. Trails -

Rain,

Blue Jays, 

Along the p.m. Trails -

Rain,

Splash of watery trails underfoot,

Crows,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Purple Finches,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Downy Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel.

Photo Site #2 - West Willow

Sunrise - Sit Spot #1115 - February 16, 2022

I pulled off of Concession Rd 2 West

for these sunrise colours

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 4:10 p.m.  

Sit 1115 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy

+8° (+4°)  S 33-48 kph  49%humidity 

(Jet - American Airlines 1111 . . . ),

Wind in trees,

(Traffic noises),

Trees creaking in wind,

Extras:

Along the 4:00 p .m. Trails - 

Wind in trees,

Crunch of wet snow underfoot,

Crows,

Chickadees, 

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Purple Finches,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #1 - East Pond Site

Dogwoods starting to show colour

West Brush Pile - Sit Spot #1114 - February 15, 2022

Photo Site #9 - Looking out from West Brush Pile

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 10:15 a.m.   

Sit 1114  :  Brush Pile W  :  Partly Sunny 

-7° (12°) W  11-17 kph 62% humidity 

Chickadees - fee bee calls,

Crows cawing nearby,

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - Sunwing Airlines flight 561...),

Extras:

7:18 sunrise -

Crows cawing,

White-breasted Nuthatch calling,

Cardinal spring song,

Along the Trails -

Black Squirrel 

Chickadees 

Blue Jays 

Crows 

Coyote tracks 

Deer tracks 

Squirrel tracks 

Crow tracks 

Rabbit tracks 

Vole trail 

Mourning Doves flying

p.m. Downy Woodpecker calling

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Purple Finches,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

Red-breasted Nuthatches,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.