24 October 03

More Critters Of Fall

A few more wildlife observations for today. I heard pipits in our field for the first time this season. Most likely these were American pipits, but Pica tells me to keep an eye out for wayward red-throated pipits, definitely rarities but that’s how you spot them. Second, from the email grapevine I learned that last week a 30” chinook salmon was seen upstream in Putah Creek. Salmon have been coming into Putah Creek in small numbers since 1997, and I’m glad for that update. Finally, riding my bike home past the railroad tracks this afternoon, I saw a crow wheel above the road and drop a walnut which landed on the pavement and opened with a satisfying crack. They’re clever, the crows.

Posted by at 07:55 PM in Nature and Place | Link |
  1. I confess to never having heard of a pipit until reading your post so I looked up our bird book and lo and behold I discovered we have a Richards Pipit and a red throated pipit in this country. Do these look like yours?
    http://users.bigpond.net.au/palliser/barc/img184-1.html
    http://www.justbirds.it/Australia/Australasian%20pipit.jpg


    — Jenny    25. October 2003, 00:59    Link
  2. It must be great seeing salmon appearing back inthe local stream.

    — Coup de Vent    27. October 2003, 09:32    Link
  3. hERE IN THE UK, WE SEE MANY MEADOW PIPITS, BUT THE RICHARDS PIPIT IS RARE


    — IAN    15. December 2004, 10:28    Link

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