Winter/Spring 2004 Photojournal

1 January: Family Outing: Icicles; Unidentified (centipede?); Unidentified (centipede?); Melissa and Rowan on the Bridge; Rowan; Rowan is Tired; Rowan is Tired; Melissa and Rowan; Melissa, Rowan, and Connor
3 January: Herring Cove to Beaver Lake: Frozen Falls; Frozen Flow; Looking Down at Beaver Lake; Looking Across Beaver Lake; Trail Bridge; Ice Formations I; Ice Formations II; Ice Formations III; Winter Deer Food; Beaver Lake Trail; Moonrise over the Mountains; Moonrise over the Mountains II; Moon and Trees; Sunset on Bear Mountain; Sunset
4 January: Boat Ride: Three Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris); Baranof Peaks; Lone Otter (Enhydra lutris); Lone Otter Leaving (Enhydra lutris); The Anna; Verstovia; The Sisters
5 January: Swan Lake: Connor and His Uncle Visit the Swan Lake Moose; Posing with the Moose; Connor and His Uncle Slide Across the Lake; Swan Lake View; Connor I; Connor II; Connor III; Connor Climbing; Ice Design; Ice Design II; Ice Design III; Ice Design IV; Frost and Ice; Connor Climbing; Connor
6 January: Swan Lake and a Family Outing: American Coot (Fulica americana); Walking Coot (Fulica americana); Coot Walking on Ice (Fulica americana); American Coot on Ice (Fulica americana); Swan Lake I; Swan Lake II; American Coot (Fulica americana); American Coot (Fulica americana); Melissa and an Ice Formation; Ice Formation I; Ice Formation II; Ice Formation III; Ice Formation IV
11 January: Totem Park: Low Clouds over Islands; Island Dock Ramp; Lighthouse in the Fog; Connor Points; Connor; Surfbirds (Aphriza virgata); Surfbirds in Flight (Aphriza virgata); Rowan; Rowan; Female Mergansers (Mergus merganser); Totem Park Trail
11 January: Whale Watching: Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangeliae); Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangeliae); Common Murre (Uria aalge); Humpback Tail (Megaptera novaeangeliae); Humpback Tail (Megaptera novaeangeliae); Landing Jet; Stellar Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
19 January: At the Bird Feeders: Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
20 January: Totem Park Beach: Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala); Pair of Black Turnstones (Arenaria melanocephala); Black Turnstones (Arenaria melanocephala); Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala); Black Turnstones (Arenaria melanocephala); Black Turnstone I (Arenaria melanocephala); Black Turnstone II (Arenaria melanocephala); Black Turnstone III (Arenaria melanocephala); Black Turnstone IV (Arenaria melanocephala)
27 January: Lincoln Street Beach: Frozen Spray; Beach Freeze; Signs of Spring; Tidepool; Ice Line; Pyramids and White Caps
31 January: Indian River Valley: Ice Ribbon; Cliffs; Looking over a Ledge; Path Along a Ledge
7 February: Herring Cove: Cascades and Pools
10 February: Nature Walk with Connor: Covered Stump; Sporophytes at a Narrow Aperture; Sporophytes at a Wide Aperture; Sporophytes Closeup; Moss; Moss; Licorice Fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza); Waterdrop; Round Leafy Moss; Competition; Moss; Closeup of Previous Moss; Moss; Closeup of Previous Moss; Soft Moss; Green Sporophytes; Moss; Closeup of Previous Moss; Moss; Moss; Alder Moss; Alder Moss; Lefty Connor; Righty Connor; White Lichen; Dragon Lichen; Blurred Lichen
13 February: Nature Walk: Wind Surfing; Green Algae; Spruce Seed (Picea sitchensis); Raven Looking for a Meal; Spider; Log Moss I; Log Moss II; Log Moss III; Log Moss IV; Log Moss V; Log Moss VI; Ground Moss; Ground Moss; Rockwell Lighthouse; Evening Clouds over Town
14 February: Forest and Muskeg Trail: Boardwalk; Through the Forest
15 February: Mt. Verstovia: Peak 2550: Melissa on Peak 2550
16 February: Feeding the Birds: Juvenile Eagle; Face Off; Eagle and Crows; Gull (Larus sp.)
22 February: Signs of Spring: Blueberry Buds Opening (Vaccinium sp.); Salmonberry Bud Opening (Rubus spectabilis); Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
24 February: Indian River Falls: Melissa at Indian River Falls; Melissa Hiking; Big Burl; Melissa Hiking; Sitka Black Tail (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis); Melissa Watches the Deer; Sitka Black Tail Deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis); Melissa on the Rocks
25 February: Nature Walk from Lincoln Street Beach to Indian River: Sage Rock Colors; Beach Dynamics; Bear Mountain
28 February: Indian River Valley: Indian River; Indian River; One-sided Wintergreen (Pyrola secunda); One-sided Wintergreen (Pyrola secunda); One-sided Wintergreen Seedpods (Pyrola secunda); Deer Droppings; Paraglider; Three-leaved Goldthread (?) (Coptis trifolia); Upcoming Gentian (Gentiana douglasiana); Lycopodium; Lycopodium; Unidentified Bryophyte; Unidentified Bryophyte; Browsed Blueberry (Vacinnium sp.); Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea); Red Sphagnum (Sphagnum sp.); Macro Muskeg
5 March: Evening Activity: Sunset over O'Connell Bridge; Sunset over O'Connell Bridge; Connor with His Bucket; Melissa and Rowan in the Window
7 March: Indian River Trail (with a Stop at Sandy Beach): Sandy Beach Surf; Sandy Beach Surf; Sandy Beach Surf; Heading Out; Surfing Sandy Beach; Surfing Sandy Beach; Surfing Sandy Beach; Two Surfers; Two Surfers; Sandy Beach Surfing; A Good Ride I; A Good Ride II; A Good Ride III; A Good Ride; Indian River Trail
13 March: Halibut Point Rec: Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus)
19 March: Birdfeeders: Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis); Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus); Pine Siskins (Carduelis pinus); Pine Siskins (Carduelis pinus)
20 March: Above Herring Cove: Shield Fern (Polystichum sp.); Unidentified Bryophyte I; Unidentified Bryophyte II; Stream Flora; Cascade; Jonathan Taking Pictures; Goldthread (Coptis sp.); Lichen; Lichen; Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus); Devils Club Closeup (Oplopanax horridus); Unidentified Parsley Family; Unidentified Bryophyte; Jonathan in the Slot; Nurse Log; Waterfall; Yarrow (?) (Achillea millefolium); Verstovia Ridge
22 March: Lincoln Street Playground: Melissa and Rowan; Connor on the Slide; Rowan
23 March: Hike up Mt. Verstovia: Sitka from Peak 2550; Melissa and the Main Peak; Melissa and Silver Bay; The Fun Way Down; Back to the Tree Line
28 March: A Windy Day: Birds at the Swan Lake and Sunset at Sandy Beach: Mallard Pair (Anas platyrhynchos); Female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); Female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); Mallard Male (Anas platyrhynchos); Male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); Break in the Clouds; Headed In; Evening Shoreline; Evening Shoreline
29-30 March: Spring Break Snowfall: Hillcrest Drive; Sheldon Jackson Museum; Allen Hall; Fraser Hall; Laundry; Connor and the Snowman; Connor and the Snowman
30 March: Nature Walk: Shorebirds; Surfbirds (Aphriza virgata); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); The Herring Spawn; Bird Tracks; Gulls (Larus spp.); Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica); Rockwell Lighthouse; Rockwell Lighthouse; Rockwell Lighthouse; Rockwell Lighthouse; Rockwell Lighthouse; Blueberry Flower (Vaccinium sp.)
6 April: Indian River Trail: Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes); Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
9 April: Beaver Lake Trail: Unidentified Bryophyte; Unidentified Bryophyte; Sporophyte Closeup; Sporophyte Closeup; Shore Pine (Pinus contorta); Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris); Washed up Sedges or Rushes; Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
10 April: Neighborhood Birds and Macro Photography Practice: Cautious Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca); Fox Sparrow on the Ground (Passerella iliaca); Perched Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca); Fox Sparrow in the Bushes (Passerella iliaca); Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla); Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla); Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla); Dark-eyed Junco Male (Junco hyemalis); Dark-eyed Junco Female (Junco hyemalis); Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis); Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis); Blueberry Flowers (Vaccinium sp.); Globes of Water; Focus through the Drop; Blade of Grass with Dew
13 April: Family Hike to Beaver Lake: Connor Hiking Beaver Lake Trail; Connor and His Uncle; Connor Looks Back; Big Step I; Big Step II; Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus); Melissa and Rowan; Through the Muskeg; Break Time; Break Time; Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus); Bubble Pattern; Bubble Pattern; Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus); Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus); Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
17 April: Heart Lake: Huckleberry Flower (Vaccinium parvifolium); Fern-leaved Goldthread (Coptis asplenifolia); Fern-leaved Goldthread Flowers (Coptis asplenifolia); Fern-leaved Goldthread Flower (Coptis asplenifolia)
18 April: Nature Walk: Unidentified Bryophytes; Fiddlehead; Oak Fern Fiddlehead (Gymnocarpium dryopteris); Twistedstalk Shoot (Streptopus amplexifolius); Single Delight (Pyrola uniflora); Common Snipe Tail Feathers (Gallinago gallinago); Common Snipe Feet (Gallinago gallinago); Brant (Branta bernicla); Brant (Branta bernicla); Brant (Branta bernicla); Brant (Branta bernicla); Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus); Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
19 April: Westwood Trail: Purple Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza purpurea); Purple Sweet-Cicely (Osmorhiza purpurea); Purple Sweet-Cicely (Osmorhiza purpurea); Tree Moss; Tree Moss; Common Snipe Body (Gallinago gallinago); Common Snipe Size Comparison (Gallinago gallinago); Common Snipe Wing (Gallinago gallinago)
24 April: Thimbleberry Lake and Swan Lake: Ground Dogwood Shoot (Cornus canadensis); Swamp Horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile); Northern Beech Fern (Thelypteris phegopteris); Braided Alder (Alnus sp.); Braided Alder (Alnus sp.); Pacific Water Parsley (Oenanthe sarmentosa); Unidentified Bryophyte; Fern-Leaf Goldthread Flower (Coptis asplenifolia); Fern-Leaf Goldthread (Coptis asplenifolia); Fern-Leaf Goldthread Size Comparison (Coptis asplenifolia)
28 April: Starrigavan and Old Sitka: North Pacific Draba (Draba hyperborea); North Pacific Draba Flowers (Draba hyperborea); North Pacific Draba Leaves (Draba hyperborea); Red-Breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber); Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis); Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis); Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis); American Robin (Turdus migratorius); American Robin (Turdus migratorius); American Robin (Turdus migratorius); American Robin (Turdus migratorius); Harbor Mountain
29 April: Nature Walk: Crabapple Buds (Malus fusca); Dowitcher (Limnodromus sp.); Dowitcher (Limnodromus sp.); Dowitcher (Limnodromus sp.); Dowitcher (Limnodromus sp.); Deerheart (Maianthemum dilatatum); Dunlin (Calidris alpina); Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
1 May: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Black-Bellied Plovers (Pluvialis squatarola); Black-Bellied Plovers (Pluvialis squatarola); Sealion (Eumetopias jubatus); Northern Pintail (Anas acuta); Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus); Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus); Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus); Black Turnstone Breeding Plumage (Arenaria melanocephala); Black-Bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola); New Devil's Club Leaves (Oplopanax horridus)
1 May: Family Hike: Bear Sign; Alpine Azalea (Loiseleuria procumbens); Fiddlehead (Bracken Fern?) (Pteridium aquilinum (?))
2 May: Sheldon Jackson College Quad: Two Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa); Resting Godwit (Limosa fedoa); Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa); Connor Eats Like a Bird; Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa); Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa); Marbled Godwits Feeding (Limosa fedoa); Unidentified Insect; Unidentified Insect; Dowitchers (Limnodromus sp.); Dowitcher and Marbled Godwit; Dowitchers (Limnodromus sp.); Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa); Dowitcher (Limnodromus sp.)
2 May: Mt. Verstovia Trail: Melissa on Verstovia Trail; Unidentified Moss; Unidentified Moss
2 May: Sheldon Jackson College Campus: Trailing Black Currant Flowers (Ribes laxiflorum); Dandelion (Taraxacum sp.)
3 May: Thimbleberry Lake: Thimbleberry Falls; Connor and the Falls; Verstovia (Arrowhead) Peak; Boats on Thimbleberry Lake; Northern Beech Fern (Thelypteris phegopteris)
6 May: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Wood Chip Pile Fungus; Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus); Male Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata); Dunlin (Calidris alpina); Pacific Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis); Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa); Gull (Larus); Northwestern Crow (Corvis caurinus)
6 May: Family Hike on Sitka Cross Trail: Three Leaf Goldthread (Coptis trifolia); Three Leaf Goldthread (Coptis trifolia); Alpine Azalea (Loiseleuria procumbens); Old Ground Dogwood Leaves (Cornus canadensis); Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia); Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia); Western Bog-laurel (Kalmia polifolia); Unidentified Mushroom
7-8 May: Piper Island Cabin-- Fish Bay Tidal Flats: Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca); Dunlin (Calidris alpina); Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri); Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri); Dunlin (Calidris alpina); Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri); Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri); Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri); Tracks; Tracks from Feeding; Tracks Crossing; Beaver Sign; Beaver Sign; Canadian Geese (Branta canadensis); Black Gooseberry (Ribes lacustre); Black Gooseberry Leaves (Ribes lacustre); Black Gooseberry (Ribes lacustre); Sitka Alder (Alnus viridis)
11 May: Lincoln Street: Highbush Cranberry Flowers (Viburnum edule); Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum edule); Pacific Crabapple (Malus fusca)