My daughter Lucine and I have spent the winter trying to get out as much as possible with a minimum of driving. This has left us walking the greenbelts (I call them brown belts as they are seldom green) that double as flood run-off areas in the northwest part of town.
While repetative after awhile, the birding is descent. Last week we saw a female norther harrier and a killdeer, in addition to the regular sparrows, finches, dove, and quail. Other regulars in the last week have been a red-tailed hawk, white-crowned sparrows, and a northern flicker.
There are also playgrounds dotted throughout these paths, which keeps me motivated to get out even when I'm tired. (I don't feel like going but she needs to get out.) Between Luci and the dog my guess is that we'll be logging a lot of miles this summer.
Mike has been coming with us every Saturday for a long walk or hike, either around the neighborhood or in the Sierras. So far this year we've snowshoed Tahoe Meadows and up near Spooner Summit. We've hiked up the Hunter Creek trail until we hit conifers and the vegetation and birds began to change. Other weekends we've just hit the paved trails down by the Truckee river or the brownbelts around northwest Reno.
Last Saturday I caught him and Luci having a bonding moment.
While repetative after awhile, the birding is descent. Last week we saw a female norther harrier and a killdeer, in addition to the regular sparrows, finches, dove, and quail. Other regulars in the last week have been a red-tailed hawk, white-crowned sparrows, and a northern flicker.
There are also playgrounds dotted throughout these paths, which keeps me motivated to get out even when I'm tired. (I don't feel like going but she needs to get out.) Between Luci and the dog my guess is that we'll be logging a lot of miles this summer.
Mike has been coming with us every Saturday for a long walk or hike, either around the neighborhood or in the Sierras. So far this year we've snowshoed Tahoe Meadows and up near Spooner Summit. We've hiked up the Hunter Creek trail until we hit conifers and the vegetation and birds began to change. Other weekends we've just hit the paved trails down by the Truckee river or the brownbelts around northwest Reno.
Last Saturday I caught him and Luci having a bonding moment.
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