April 19. The Robins have tried to settle in for the summer three different times now but the weather chases them out. The first one here to set up a territory was March 06, the earliest on record by two days. New arrivals have started to show up with Northern Flickers April 03, Dark Eyed Juncos April 10, Red Napped Sapsuckers April 11, Fox Sparrows April 18 and Mountain Bluebird and Ruby Crowned Kinglets Patil 19.
For the mammals, the first Chipmuck emerged and was out moving around, not just poking it's head up, on March 22, the first time ever in March while the first ground squirrel was seen April 15 and first marmot April 19. A Pine Marten has been around a lot more than in recent years. After seeing both long and short tailed weasels and snowshoe hare tracks earlier in the winter, there are not as many signs of them of late, but there has been more of coyotes presence than in quite a while, though they stay far from people. The moose were here quite often much of the winter but i have not seen them in about a month now.
For the mammals, the first Chipmuck emerged and was out moving around, not just poking it's head up, on March 22, the first time ever in March while the first ground squirrel was seen April 15 and first marmot April 19. A Pine Marten has been around a lot more than in recent years. After seeing both long and short tailed weasels and snowshoe hare tracks earlier in the winter, there are not as many signs of them of late, but there has been more of coyotes presence than in quite a while, though they stay far from people. The moose were here quite often much of the winter but i have not seen them in about a month now.
Below right is a Rosy Finch as it perches under a building eve for the night. They do this much of the winter though my guess is they fly to Mt. CB to the feeders in the daytime. Otherwise they skim seeds from plants still sticking out in the snow.