Rain Day 2

· Maine Event

Today we headed out on our morning walk, knowing that, in theory, it might rain, but the morning weather seemed to suggest rain starting around 10 or 11. Needless to say, we were soaked through by the time we got home. After towel-drying off, we worked, and it rained all day long. It was still drizzling when we went out to dinner at the Station House, but it stopped by the time we were done. This month has been rough at work for both of us. Just too many things and too many human things, etc.

After dinner, we went to the store for a few things, dropped those off, and had a lovely walk that ended with bats, the Great Horned Owl, and a Grey Fox as we were leaving the park.

Foggy early, but no rain yet
water!
Scrub the kind of area many birds love
More water, maybe 0.21 inches over the two days
RAIN
Drenched and in the morning on a weekday
My oh my, it's so beautiful here
Even more water
Puddles

6:41 am – 7:35 pm, which is 12 hours and 54 minutes of daylight

The bird of the day is the Red-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), also known as the Ring-necked pheasant (and they are very tasty).

Here is a poem for you.

Love, Tawnia

Bird List: 33 species today

California Quail
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Sabine's Gull
Western Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Western Flycatcher
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Wrentit
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
European Starling
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Wilson's Warbler