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...
Slaty-backed Gull
Funahamacho (visit 2)
Asari Dam (visit 2)
Naebo Park (visit 18)
Yoichi (visit 14)
Yoichi (visit 13)
Otaru Port Tour (visit 3)
Today, we headed out a few of the Otaru Ports we visited before. The numbers and types of Birds are slowly changing through the weeks. Exciting to see some new birds this time as well! I got to see a Red-necked Grebe and a Thick-billed Murre. Also, saw 3...
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...
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...
Otaru Port Tour (visit 1)
The Otaru Group met up in Shukutsu for my first Otaru Port Tour. It was already snowing, so I wasn’t sure if anyone would show up. Little by little people did, and we ended up with a group of 7 for the day. We managed to climb to Shukutsu...
