Fall/Winter 2005 Photojournal

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20 August: Mt. Verstovia Trail: View Towards Town; Switchbacks; On the Ridge; On Picnic Rock; Silver Bay; Headed Down from Main Peak; Missed Rainbow
30 August: Neighborhood Nature: Eggs; Small Eggs
30 August: Allen Marine Cruise: Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris); Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris; Sea Otter (Enhyrda lutris); Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris); Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
2 September: Sunset: Sunlit Clouds over Sitka Sound; Sunlit Clouds over Sitka Sound; Sunlit Clouds over Sitka Sound
3 September: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Evening Clouds; Mountain Ash Berries (Sorbus scopulina); Crabapples (Malus fusca); Tidal Flats; Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia); Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha); Heron (Ardea herodius); Heron (Ardea herodius)
4 September: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra); Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia); Whale; Whale
8 September: Volunteer Garden: Squash; Squash
9 September: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Morning Cloak Butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa); Morning Cloak Butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa); Morning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa); Morning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa); Salmon Bodies (Oncorhyncus gorbuscha); Salmon Bodies (Oncorhyncus gorbuscha); Black Turnstones (Arenaria melanocephala); Making Way; Black Turnstones (Arenaria melanocephala); Generations; Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)
14 September: Neighborhood Birds: Fall Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata); Fall Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata); Fall Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
14 September: Sunset: Sunset; Sunset with Crescent Harbor; Sunset with Crescent Harbor; Sunset with Crescent Harbor
16 September: Neighborhood Plants: Grass; Grass
21 September: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Devils Club Leaves (Oplopanax horridus); Forest View; Evening at the Beach; Tidepool at Sunset; Tidepool at Sunset; Capelin (Mallotus villosus); Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis); Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis); Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum); Storm Washed Beach
25 September: Jamestown Bay and Mt. Verstovia Trail: Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos); Goblin's Gold (Schistostega pennata); Goblin's Gold (Schistostega pennata); Goblin's Gold (Schistostega pennata)
26 September: Nature Walk: Bolete Mushroom; Mushroom; Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus); Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
27 September: Crabapple Harvest: Crabapples (Malus fusca); Stemming Crabapples (Malus fusca)
28 September: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Fungus; Totem Park Woods; Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
1 October: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Looking Across Jamestown Bay; Cross Mountain Snow; Alaska Airlines; Evening Light on the Pyramids; Evening Light on the Pyramids; Last Light on Rocky Peak; Red Squirrel in a Spruce Tree
2 October: Family Outing to Thimbleberry Lake: Melissa, Connor, and Rowan; Looking at the Falls; On the Bridge; Connor and Rowan; Connor and Rowan; Connor and Rowan; Connor and Rowan; Connor and Rowan; Rowan; Connor; Thimbleberry Lake; Thimbleberry Lake; Melissa, Connor, and Rowan; Melissa, Connor, and Rowan; Melissa; Looking Up; Kissing Mommy
5 October: Volunteer Garden: Volunteer Produce
9 October: Surfing at Sandy Beach: Sea Mart Parking Lot; Waiting for a Wave; Gulls (Larus spp.); Catching a Wave; Standing Up; Riding In; Surfing; Mew Gull (Larus canus); In the Surf; Breaking Wave; Broaken Board; Done for the Day; Sandy Beach Waves
14 October: Bird Watching at Sage Beach: Harlequin Take-off (Histrionicus histrionicus); Running on Water; Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus); Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Surfbirds (Aphriza virgata); Gulls (Larus spp.); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Surfbird and Black Turnstone; Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Surfbird (Aphriza virgata); Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
15 October: Exploring Sawmill Creek: Falls Along Sawmill Creek
15 October: Sage Beach: Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola); Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
15 October: Boat Ride in the Channel: Steller Sealion (Eumetopias jubatus); Steller Sealion (Eumetopias jubatus); Steller Sealions (Eumetopias jubatus); Common Loon (Gavia immer); Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
21 October: Nature Walk to Lincoln Street Beach: Evening Birds
23 October: Nature Walk to Lincoln Street Beach: Middle Sister with Snow; Sheldon Jackson Campus; The Pyramids
28 October: Backyard Bird: Thrush (Catharus sp.)
29 October: Boat Camping at Leesoffskaia Bay: Late Afternoon Arrival; Island; Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina); Connor and Ashyln; Connor and Ashlyn; Randy and a Rainbow; Rainbow; Clearing Skies; Clearing Skies; Verstovia; Verstovia
30 October: On the Return from Boat Camping: Red-necked Grebe? (Podiceps grisegena); Cormorants (Phalacrocorax sp.); Islands in Sitka Sound; Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus); Great Blue Heron in the Trees (Ardea herodius)
1 November: Nature Walk: Ecology Class; Ecology Class; Ecology Class; Ecology Class; High Tide at the Estuary; Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia); Juvenile Golden Plover (Pluvialis sp.); Juvenile Golden Plover (Pluvialis sp.); Juvenile Golden Plover (Pluvialis sp.); Juvenile golden Plover (Pluvialis sp.); Scoters (Melanitta spp.)
12 November: Indian River Trail: Silver Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch); Connor and Rowan; Connor and Rowan; Connor and Rowan; Silver Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch); Cones (Picea sitchensis); Indian River; Indian River Trail
13 November: Nature Walk to Lincoln Street Beach: Coming Home; Fishing Boat; Fishing Boat; Kayakers
20 November: Trip to Minneapolis for Conference: Mall of America; Lego Land; Lego Land; Lego Land Clock; Minneapolis Skyline from the Airport
24 November: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Connor; Bird Tracks; Cross Mountain; Rowan and Raven Diggings
26 November: Swan Lake Birds: Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator); Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator); Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator); Juvenile Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator); American Wigeon (Anas americana)
28 November: Swan Lake Birds: Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola); Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii); Goose and Gull; Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii); Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii); Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii); Trumpeter Swans (Cyngus buccinator); Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator); American Coot (Fulica americana); Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); Juvenile Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator); Ring-necked Ducks (Aythya collaris)
3 December: Bird Walk on Mt. Edgecumbe Ramp: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius)
4 December: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Snow and Ice; Looking Across to the Pyramids; Late Afternoon Light; Late Afternoon Light; Late Afternoon Light; Blow Down; Mt. Kincaid; Rockwell Lighthouse; Rockwell Lighthouse; Snow Path; Estuary
11 December: Sitka Birds: Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens); Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens); Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa); Greater Scaup (Aythya marila); Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens); Greater Scaups (Aythya marila); Ring-necked Ducks (Aythya collaris); Scaup and Ring-necked Duck (Aythya spp.); Ring-necked Duck and Scaup? (Aythya spp.); Three Ducks (Aythya spp.); Canvasback in Flight (Aythya valisineria); Male Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola); American Wigeon (Anas americana); American Wigeon (Anas americana); American Wigeon (Anas americana); Mallard and American Wigeon (Anas spp.); American Wigeon (Anas sp.); Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator); Male Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus); Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus); Female (Lesser?) Scaup (Aythya affinis); Female Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus); Male Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
12 December: Nature Outing to Swan Lake and Crescent Bay: Lesser(?) Scaup (Aythya affinis); Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus); Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus); Loon (Gavia sp.); Loon (Gavia sp.); Loon (Gavia sp.); Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator); Humback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Female Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator); Just Missed (Gavia); Loon (Gavia sp.); Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena); Clouds; Loon (Gavia sp.); Loon (Gavia sp.); Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena); Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
15 December: Northern Flicker on Sheldon Jackson College Quad: Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); Moving Fast (Colaptes auratus); Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
16 December: Nature Walk/Bike Around Town: Spruce Cones (Picea sitchensis); Hemlock Cones (Tsuga heterophylla); Hemlock Cones (Tsuga heterophylla); Kingfisher Flight (Ceryle alcyon); Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus); Male Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser); Brown Creeper (Certhia americana); Brown Creeper (Certhia americana); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Mt. Edgecumbe; Looking South
17 December: Christmas Bird Count Hike up Mt. Verstovia: Cross Mountain at Sunrise; Sunrise behind Jamestown Bay; High Peaks of Baranof Island; Jamestown Bay Sunrises; Jamestown Bay Sunrise; Second Viewpoint on Verstovia Trail; Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber); Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber); White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera); Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra); White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera); Lucky Chance; Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana); Peak 2890; Peak 2890; Mt. Verstovia Peak; Moss; Moss
18 December: Sitka Birds: Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis); Loon at Sunset (Gavia sp.); Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
19 December: Birding at the Starrigavan Recreation Area: Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus); Black Oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani); Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula); Immature Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus); Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia); Canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria); Starrigavan Estuary
20 December: Winter Picnic with Connor and Rowan: Eating Lunch; At Lunch; At Lunch; Walking through the Alders; What's the Hold up, Dad?; Running along Gravel Path; Beside a Tree; Beside a Tree; Beside a Tree; Beside a Tree; Beside a Tree
21 December: Sitka Area Birds: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius); Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula); Northern Pintail (Anas acuta); Northern Pintail (Anas acuta); Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon); Starrigavan Estuary; Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani); Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani); Mixed Ducks
22 December: Starrigavan Recreation Area: Starrigavan Bay
23 December: A Bike Ride Downtown: Bear Mountain
30 December: Nature Walk to Totem Park: High Tide; Rusty Menziesia (Menziesia ferruginea); Rusty Menziesia (Menziesia ferruginea); Rusty Menziesia (Menziesia ferruginea); Connor and Rowan; Connor and Rowan; Connor and Rowan; Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata); Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica); Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra); Rowan; Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula); Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula); Bear Mountain; Frightened Scaup (Aythya sp.); Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala); Snail Shell; High Tide; Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina); Unnamed Peak; Female Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica); Female Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica); Female Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica); Barrow's Goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica); Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica); Barrow's Goldeneye Males (Bucephala islandica); Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
31 December: Indian River Valley: Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius); Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes); American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus); Mossy Arch; Wild Plant Nursery