Today was the day for Hokkaido University Birding; that The Wild Bird Society of Japan’s Sapporo Chapter had advertised in the newspaper for a beginner’s birding event. Close to a 125 people showed. Many familiar faces.
Naoaki and I, after eating yakisoba, headed out towards Hokkaido University. We ended up basically canvasing from one end to the other, catching all the ponds and forested areas and many other points of interest not shown on the maps below. We spent 3.5 hours there alone. A lot...