Saturday, February 19, 2011

Mount Manatee: 23-29 January 2011

Mammal sightings:  mule deer with bucks bucking; haven't lost antlers yet.

Bird sightings: Sunday everyone was out in anticipation of the snow which happened Sunday night/Monday morning about a day late. mountain chickadee, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, pygmy nuthatch, crow, magpie, Steller's jay, Cassin's finch, dark-eyed junco.

Basement renovation: final inspection Monday; books and stuff being moved into shelves, etc; closed filled with heavy coats, laundry room fully operational; insulating pipes in utility room, fixed self-closing fire door to garage,

Weather: sunny, snowy, snow melting when the sun came back out;

Target practice: tested the Glock 19 and the Ruger LCP .380 out in Pike National Forest on Sunday.