1/22/08 Observations

- Cold, foggy and rainy today....with a bit of snow and ice in some spots on The Plateau...
- The temperature actually warmed somewhat during the night or we could have had some snow. I would love to see some snow...especially for photography and for tracking wildlife. By noon is was raining and around 34 degrees F on the mountain properties.
- Our lakes, creeks, and ponds are back to normal winter levels...but we still need all the rain we can get.
- Five deer casually cruised along the ridge in front of the cabin this morning, and there was the usual display of avia on the feeders....The Red-Bellied Woodpecker, a Hairy Woodpecker, The Nuthatches, Titmice, Chickadees, Mourning Doves (on the ground), and an unusually large number of Goldfinches.
- One attached photo was taken late PM yesterday (click on the photo...I believe there were seven or eight in this group).
- The other photo is of a Gray Squirrel having breakfast on one of my feeders in the front yard of the cabin this morning. Priceless.