Cath's quilts and other unimportant things
including visits to parks and more
Monday, March 11, 2024
CSP - Trione-Annandel
Monday, March 4, 2024
Red Hot
Some Like it Hot!
Digging into the red and black scraps some more. Ended up getting a few more peppers to add.....but even then just enough, not a scrap of any of these remains!
Monday, February 26, 2024
SMCP - San Pedro Valley
Monday, February 19, 2024
SM - Coyote Point Recreation Area
King Tide Bird Walk for San Mateo County Parks
42 species
https://ebird.org/checklist/S126754864
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 65
American Wigeon (Mareca americana) 8
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 5
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) 7
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 2
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 9
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 7
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) 5
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) 1
Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 6
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) 1
American Coot (Red-shielded) (Fulica americana (Red-shielded)) 11
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 40
Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) 2
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 30
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 4
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) 1
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) 50
Red Knot (Calidris canutus) 5
Surfbird (Calidris virgata) 6
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 8
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2
Willet (Tringa semipalmata) 30
Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) 5
California Gull (Larus californicus) 4
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 25
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 15
Brown Pelican (California) (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) 2
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) (Colaptes auratus [cafer Group]) 1
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1
Black Phoebe (Northern) (Sayornis nigricans [nigricans Group]) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 15
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 50
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis) (Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis) 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 3
Monday, February 12, 2024
Pinwheels
Monday, February 5, 2024
CSP - Sugarloaf Ridge
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Org
All Trails - Best of Sugarloaf
Monday, January 22, 2024
NHP - Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park was establish in 1976 as the US Portion of an International Historic Park celebrating the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897. In 1998 the joint venture with Canada to create an International Park came to fruition, but each kept the name of their already established portions.
We took a hike up the Chilkoot Trail thru the cemetery and up to Lower Reid Falls.
Klondike Gold Rush International Historic Park = Canada
Monday, January 15, 2024
CSHP - Sonoma
Lachryma Montis - Home of General Vallejo
Located about a mile from the rest of the buildings General Vallejo's house is well worth a stop. The ranger that was on site when I visited had a wealth of information and historical trivia to share.