End of April 2026!

How did this happen! How did we get here already? Work was good. I even got some work done. It was another gorgeous day, with little whiffs of fog and ocean breezes that turn cold once the sun goes down. Caught the tail end of our local Thursday farmers' market. It's so nice to have a farmer's market you can easily walk to.

Good news:

Gene therapy is used to restore sight

They didn't think Neanderthals did big-game hunting?!

Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) came and sat by the school, so probably 15' away. Hunting little birds in the palm trees.

6:14 am – 7:59 pm, which is 13 hours and 44 minutes of daylight

The bird of the day is the Northern Shoveler

Here is a poem for you.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 33 species today

Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
White-throated Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
California Gull
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Black Phoebe
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Violet-green Swallow
Bushtit
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Bewick's Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Orange-crowned Warbler