23 August --
23 August Time: 10:00 am- 1:30 pm eBird data: https://ebird.org/checklist/S192494428 weather: cloudy, then rain: 10:00 am 17C, 1:30 pm 18C tide: 11 am 3.6m, falling After some time without blogging the Englishman River Estuary, I've resolved to resume the blog. It's likely that I'll write less and include fewer photos, but the area retains its fascination. The river is up a bit after the rains of the past week. Despite a long dry season, this cedar remains at an angle. Given the space of the root ball above the river, I'm ready to put money on the outcome of the coming season's high water. The tide was relatively high at mid-day. Although quite distant, there is beginning to be evidence of the autumn waterfowl migration. There were mallards--first heard, then seen, ditto black oystercatchers, vocalising their agitation, and greater yellowlegs, black-bellied plovers, and a killdeer (in residence all year). Watc...