It had been a little while since I had been out to Yoichi. Nice weather, though a little hot. More people hanging out in Yoichi itself than I imagined. I saw more birds than I had thought to see. It turned out to be a rather good trip. At...
Mallard Duck
Yoichi (visit 14)
Naebo (visit 16)
Lake Utonai (visit 2)
Yoichi (visit 13)
Otaru Port Tour (visit 2)
The group took a longer tour of the areas that Waterfowl hang out at. We spent 6 hours, including a lunch. It was a lot of fun, and saw a few new birds to add to the list. Umeki-san was very helpful with his scope in pointing out those...
Makomanai Park (visit 1)
First time to head out to Makomanai Park. It took awhile from Otaru; JR train to subway to bus to walking. LOL, found out later there was a different bus line that went to the station with a stop in front of the meeting area. The birds here seemed...
Yoichi (visit 7)
Took a trip out to Yoichi while the snow was still 6-8 inches deep. Slow moving, but productive in the birds I saw. Lots of ducks and two Steller’s Sea-Eagles on the right side of the river, and eight White-tailed Sea-Eagles all in the same tree on the left...
Maruyama Park (visit 6)
Cold day at 3 degrees Centigrade, yet sunny; so I headed out early to meet up with the Sapporo Group in Maruyama Park. There were a good number of people, so everyone divided up into 2 groups. As well, today there was a man near the bridge between the...
