Rob Alter's Backyard Wildlife and Weather

daily observations of wildlife and weather in my backyard, with photos

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This website records my daily observations of the weather, plants and animals, and anything else that seems noteworthy, in my backyard or nearby. Sometimes there are photos I have taken - some of which are shown in the slide show above.




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Robert E. Alter

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Reflections of Infinity

April 2021
Records from my personal weather station in my backyard
Statistics available after the end of the month
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Day 105 - April 15, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• A cold day with a little bit of sunshine, but mainly cloudy. Quite windy in late afternoon, maybe all day.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp:  F ()  - NO RECORD
• Low Temp :  F () - NO RECORD
• NOTE: the Yesterday's Records screen on my home display was blank when I checked it in early AM tomorrow

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 54.3 F at 2:54 pm
• Low : 39.4 F at 11:59 pm
• NOTE: there is a slight difference in the records between the summary, the graph, and the table - but within a degree

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• robins
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls
• black-capped chickadee
• wren
• red-winged blackbird
• grackle - I think so

Other Animals
• squirrel
• chipmunk
• groundhog - M saw one walk across the patio
• NOTE: I knew there was a groundhog around a couple days ago when I saw the tops of the asters had been eaten
Photos
• daily photos
• photos of the patio side yard and the blooming redbud trees

    
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March 2021
The highest temperature was: 75° F on March 24 at 4:59 pm

The lowest temperature was: 17.1° F on March 5 at 6:24 am

The highest wind speed was 16 mph on March 28 at 1:49 pm

The total rainfall recorded in March was 3.82 inches

The most rainfall on one day was 1.6 inch on March 18
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Day 085 - March 26, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• Very windy last night. Brief heavy rain just after midnight. Cloudy with some sun, mainly in early afternoon I think.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 64 F (1:15 pm)
• Low Temp : 50 F (5:35 am), 
• Precipitation: 0.11 inch of rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
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Precipitation
• rain in early am

Observations
• didn't do much observing
• things are getting greener and a few more pulmonaria and vinca flowers

Butterflies
• cabbage white

Birds
• smalls
• robins
• cardinals - female, male
• juncos
• crow
• grackles
• red-bellied woodpecker
• wren

Other Animals
• chipmunk
• squirrel
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 084 - March 25, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• Cloudy. Some rain in the afternoon. A little clearing and some sun for a little while in late afternoon. Some more rain this evening.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 69 F (1:11 pm)
• Low Temp : 42 F (5:10 am)
• Precipitation: 0.50 inch of rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• rain 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - 2 females, male - the 2 females seemed to be following, sometimes chasing, each other
• robins
• crows
• european starlings
• doves
• grackles
• junco
• red-winged blackbird
• blue jays - 2
• hairy woodpecker - came to the platform feeder and took some sunflower seeds

Other Animals
• squirrel
• chipmunk
• rabbits

Photos
• daily photos
• a few of the patio pots and plants we did yesterday

    
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Day 083 - March 24, 2021 - Wednesday
Beautiful Spring Day - Flowers - Butterfly
Weather
• A beautiful Spring day. Temperature in the low to mid 70s this afternoon. Sun and blue sky with scattered clouds. Windy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 75 F (2:53 pm)
• Low Temp : 53 F (7:45 am)
• Precipitation: nothing recorded but maybe a trace in the early AM hours

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• maybe a trace in the early AM hours - the pavement looked like it might be wet when I looked out late last night

Gardening and Yard Work
• Our first day of gardening
• transplanted the parsley plant we bought into a larger pot and put it in the caterpillar aquarium
• got pots out from under the patio table, uncovered them, put them out where they can grow again
• watered the pots
• watered the dried up parsley that was still in the caterpillar aquarium - maybe it will grow again
• pulled a few weeds

Observations
• plants are growing - there is a green fringe now visible on many of the bushes - privet and others
• the daffodil plant on the hill by the big redbud tree is blooming, which is something it rarely does
• vinca in the front porch garden has one flower
• pulmonaria in the front porch garden has lots of buds and one starting to open
• the forsythia under the eve of the house is in full bloom
• and there are other things starting to grow

Butterflies
• cabbage white

Birds
• smalls
• juncos
• crows - they rarely came around until the neighbor put out bird feeders
• robins
• red-winged blackbird(s)
• cardinals - male, female
• doves

Other Animals
• rabbit
• chipmunk

Photos
• daily photos
• the daffodil flower and various others of the yard

    
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Day 082 - March 23, 2021 - Tuesday
Second Butterfly of the Year - Cabbage White Again
Weather
• Maybe sunny in the morning. Sunny at noon and in early afternoon, then cloudy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 71 F (3:32 pm)
• Low Temp : 39 F (2:10 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Butterflies
• cabbage white

Birds
• red-winged blackbirds - 2
• robins
• crows - one in our tree, others that were several houses away were flying, cawing, and harassing a hawk
• hawk - harassed by crows - see above
• smalls
• junco
• downy woodpecker
• cardinals - male, female
• blac-capped chickadee

Other Animals
• squirrel
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 081 - March 22, 2021 - Monday
Warmest Day of the Year So Far
Weather
• Sunny but not bright sun, it was through some light cloud cover at times. Breezy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 72 F (1:58 pm)
• Low Temp : 36 F (3:19 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing
• did not see many birds around today

Birds
• smalls
• grackle
• robins
• crow - a huge one on the hill
• downy woodpecker
• junco
• ducks - saw 2 or 3 flying a couple of times
• cardinals - male, female
• black-capped chickadee(s)

Other Animals
• chipmunk
• rabbit
• squirrel

    
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Day 080 - March 21, 2021 - Sunday
Weather
• Sunny and cool.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 68 F (2:27 pm)
• Low Temp : 27 F (5:54 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
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Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• european starlings
• grackles
• crows - flying, cawing
• cardinals - male, female
• junco
• robins
• smalls
• doves
• hairy woodpecker
• black-capped chickadee

Other Animals
• squirrels
• chipmunk
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 079 - March 20, 2021 - Saturday
Spring Equinox
Weather
• A cool sunny day after a cold night. Breezy. 

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 60 F (4:04 pm)
• Low Temp : 22 F (7:27 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• the neighbor's new bird feeders have changed the birds we see and when we see them
• didn't do much observing - I know it boring to keep saying this, but in Winter there isn't a lot to observe

Birds
• european starlings
• crows
• downy woodpecker
• red-bellied woodpecker
• smalls
• red-winged blackbird - I was surprised to see it on the suet
• doves
• robins
• grackles
• hawk - perched in our big redbud tree - more birds around so more food for the hawk
• cardinals - male, female
• black-capped chickadees

Other Animals
• chipmunks - saw one way up in the redbud tree, then crossing over to the honeysuckle, later two chasing each other
• squirrels
• rabbits

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 078 - March 19, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• Sunny and chilly. Still windy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 50 F (3:13 pm)
• Low Temp : 30 F (6:36 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Gardening and Yard Work
• reoriented the weather station so it points in the right direction again - South, the winds had moved it some
• put out a block of suet

Observations
• didn't do much observing
• looks like the day lilies in the patio garden are coming up

Birds
• robins - one robin has been hanging around the platform bird feeder a lot this year
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• yellow-shafted flicker woodpecker - on the platform feeder (black oil sunflower seeds)
• smalls
• doves
• grackle(s)
• european starlings
• junco(s)
• downy woodpecker
• cardinals - female, male

Other Animals
• squirrels
• chipmunk

Photos
• daily photos
• photos of and from the front yard - to show everything, including the tree that was cut down

    
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Day 077 - March 18, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• Very windy. Rain. I think the temperatures in the afternoon were in the 40s.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 54 F (12:00 am)
• Low Temp : 38 F (7:31 pm), the morning low was 46 F (10:40 am)
• Precipitation: 1.60 inches of rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
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Precipitation
• rain

Ground Conditions
• very wet with standing water in places at times

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• smalls
• grackles
• european starlings
• crow(s) - heard cawing
• black-capped chickadee
• robin
• junco

Other Animals
• squirrels
• chipmunk

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 076 - March 17, 2021 - Wednesday
Weather
• Cloudy with a little mid-day sunshine. A little rain this evening.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 62 F (4:04 pm)
• Low Temp : 35 F (4:25 am)
• Precipitation: 0.03 inch of rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• rain

Observations
• our neighbor to the East has put up a bunch of bird feeders and suet
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• european starlings
• red-bellied woodpecker(s) - I think maybe there were two, one smaller than the other
• smalls
• doves
• black-capped chickadee
• robins
• grackle
• junco(s)
• goldfinch
• down woodpecker

Other Animals
• squirrels
• chipmunk
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 075 - March 16, 2021 - Tuesday
Weather
• Cloudy. Cool.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 54 F (5:01 pm)
• Low Temp : 33 F (12:00 am)
• Precipitation: 0.09 inch of rain and/or ice melt from yesterday's freezing rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• might have been a little rain, but I'm not sure

Gardening and Yard Work
• I put out a block of suet after I saw the woodpeckers

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• juncos
• cardinals - male, female
• grackles - 2 fighting on the ground
• yellow-shafted woodpeckers - 2
• doves
• robin(s)
• european starlings
• downy woodpecker
• red-bellied woodpecker

Other Animals
• squirrels
• chipmunk

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 074 - March 15, 2021 - Monday
Weather
• Cold, cloudy, windy, and rain, ice particles, and freezing rain. In late afternoon everything was coated in ice. The temperature was at 32 much of the afternoon and then going up to 33 in the evening, maybe 34 by midnight.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 38 F (12:00 am)
• Low Temp : 29 F (6:04 am)
• Precipitation: 0.03 inch of rain BUT the rain gauge was likely frozen and not measuring all the rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• rain, ice particles, and freezing rain

Observations
• didn't do much observing
• it stays light an hour later staring yesterday when we switched to Daylight Savings Time

Birds
• robins
• smalls
• juncos
• cardinals - female, male
• doves
• ducks - flying

Other Animals
• squirrels

Photos
• daily photos
• photos of the ice

    
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Day 073 - March 14, 2021 - Sunday
Weather
• Sunny at times, otherwise cloudy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 59 F (3:52 pm)
• Low Temp : 27 F (4:32 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
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Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - male, female - they are coming to the feeder together more often and I think that means breeding time
• smalls
• doves
• juncos
• smalls
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• robin(s)

Other Animals
• chipmunk
• squirrel

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 072 - March 13, 2021 - Saturday
Weather
• Sunny through light cloud cover. 

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 53 F (4:19 pm)
• Low Temp : 31 F (6:52 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
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Gardening and Yard Work
• the neighbors cut their two front yard trees down, including the unhealthy one close to our house - glad it is gone

Observations
• didn't do very much observing

Birds
• doves - they've started mating
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• robins
• grackles
• red-winged blackbird
• juncos
• black-capped chickadees

Other Animals
• squirrels
• rabbits

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 071 - March 12, 2021 - Friday
First Butterfly of the Year - A Cabbage White of Course
Weather
• Sunny. Not as warm but still well above average. Still a bit windy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 63 F (1:53 pm)
• Low Temp : 38 F (7:14 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
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Observations
• didn't do much observing

Butterflies
• cabbage white - first butterfly I've seen this year, and I've been watching for one

Birds
• smalls
• doves
• cardinals - male, female
• white-breasted nuthatch
• junco(s)
• robin(s)
• european starling
• grackles
• black-capped chickadee(s)

Other Animals
• chipmunk
• squirrel
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos
• photos of the tree (before it was cut down) and the front of the house

    
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Day 070 - March 11, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• A warm night last night. Sunny in the morning I think. Some rain in early afternoon, a few peeks of sunshine, more rain in late afternoon and evening.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 68 F (10:33 am)
• Low Temp : 53 F (9:30 pm), the morning low was higher than 58 F - as of 2 pm the low was 58 F (1:08 pm)
• Precipitation: 0.99 inch of rain - ALTHOUGH it says 0.98 inch for the last 24 hours - so ???

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
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Precipitation
• rain

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• junco(s)
• dove(s)
• cardinals - female, male
• black-capped chickadees
• white-breasted nuthatch

Other Animals
• squirrel
• chipmunk

    
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Day 069 - March 10, 2021 - Wednesday
High of 71 F - Warmest Day Since November 10, 2020

Weather
• Warm and very windy. Most of the day it was cloudy. This is the warmest day since November 10 last year and the first time this year we have gotten to 70 F.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 71 F (1:54 pm)
• Low Temp : 41 F (12:00 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
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Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• smalls
• crows - a bunch flying around and cawing a lot - so I expect a hawk is around
• cardinals - male, female
• black-capped chickadee
• hairy woodpecker
• robins

Other Animals
• squirrels
• rabbit
• chipmunk - either today or in the last few days - first sighting this year

Photos
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Day 068 - March 09, 2021 - Tuesday
High Temp of 69 F

Weather
• Mild temperatures way above average again. Not as sunny, but still sunny most of the time.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 69 F (2:15 pm)
• Low Temp : 37 F (6:55 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• robins
• doves
• cardinals - male, female
• red-winged blackbird
• junco

Other Animals
• squirrels

Photos
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Day 067 - March 08, 2021 - Monday
High Temp of 66 F

Weather
• Sunny. Mild, with temperatures way above average.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 66 F (2:14 pm)
• Low Temp : 20 F (2:42 am)
• Precipitation: 

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• european starlings
• robins
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• doves
• crow(s) - I heard it, but only saw the shadow

Other Animals
• squirrel

Photos
• daily photos - changed camera setting to Auto (turned off flash)

    
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Day 066 - March 07, 2021 - Sunday
Weather
• Sunny. Chilly. Windy. What a long stretch of sunny weather we've had and it isn't over yet.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 49 F (1:56 pm)
• Low Temp : 21 F (7:16 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
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Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• european starlings
• downy woodpecker
• smalls
• junco(s)
• black-capped chickadees
• doves
• grackle
• crow
• red-bellied woodpecker - I think

Other Animals
• squirrel
• rabbits

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 065 - March 06, 2021 - Saturday
Weather
• Sunny. Windy. Chilly.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 48 F (1:55 pm)
• Low Temp : 23 F (6:10 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - female, male
• european starlings
• downy woodpecker
• robins
• smalls
• doves

Other Animals
• rabbit
• squirrel

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 064 - March 05, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• Sunny. Chilly. Windy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 47 F (2:19 pm)
• Low Temp : 17 F (6:09 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
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• Low : 

Gardening and Yard Work
• put out a block of suet

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female - they are starting to act like mating season is here, and the other day trying to get twigs
• crows - which usually means a hawk is around - and sure enough I saw one a few minutes later
• hawk - in a neighbor's tree - looked like it might be eating something but too far away to be sure
• robins - at least 5 or 10  -they may be here for the breeding season
• black-capped chickadee(s)

Other Animals
• squirrels

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 063 - March 04, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• Sunny and a little windy. Chilly temperatures.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 49 F (12:32 pm)
• Low Temp : 24 F (9:37 pm)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
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Observations
• did very little observing and didn't record anything until late tonight so probably forgot some things

Birds
• smalls
• doves
• cardinals - male, female
• junco - I think
• robin

Other Animals
• squirrel
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 062 - March 03, 2021 - Wednesday
Weather
• Sunny. A little breezy.                                                       

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 64 F (3:46 pm)
• Low Temp : 25 F (3:30 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• cardinals - female, male
• grackle
• robin
• woodpecker - either a downy woodpecker or a hairy woodpecker - too far away to tell
• smalls
• probably others I don't remember

Other Animals
• squirrel

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 061 - March 02, 2021 - Tuesday
Weather
• Sunny with clear blue skies. Chilly temperatures.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 44 F (2:01 pm)
• Low Temp : 19 F (5:26 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• robin(s)
• doves
• smalls
• grackles
• cardinal - male

Other Animals
• squirrel
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 060 - March 01, 2021 - Monday
Weather
• Sunny, chilly, and windy, with about average temperatures.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 49 F (2:48 pm)
• Low Temp : 26 F (11:33 pm), the morning low was above 32 F
• Precipitation: 0.01 inch of rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• maybe a little after midnight last night

Ground Conditions
• wet

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• black-capped chickadees
• doves
• juncos - I think

Photos
• daily photos

    
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February 2021
The month's records from my personal weather station in the backyard

The highest recorded temperature was: 63.5 ℉ on 2/24/21 at 1:09 PM
 The lowest recorded temperature was: -1.1 ℉ on 2/17/21 at 6:54 AM
The highest recorded wind speed was 14 mph on 2/5/21 at 1:54 AM
The total rainfall recorded in February was 1.6 inches
On 2/28/21 you reached a rain high of 0.84 inch
    
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Day 059 - February 28, 2021 - Sunday
Weather
• Cloudy with a few peeks of sun. Above average temperatures. Rain.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 63 F (2:46 pm)
• Low Temp : 45 F (12:00 am)
• Precipitation: 0.84 inch of rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• rain

Ground Conditions
• wet

Observations
• did very little observing and forgot to write it down until later so probably forgot some things

Birds
• doves
• cardinals - male, female - I think
• european starlings - I think
• black-capped chickadee - I think

Other Animals
• squirrel - I think

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 058 - February 27, 2021 - Saturday
Weather
• Some sun I think. Above average temperatures. Some rain tonight.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 60 F (2:32 pm)
• Low Temp : 41 F (12:00 am)
• Precipitation: 0.10 inch of rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• apparently a little rain this evening - weather people said there would be and my weather station said there was

Ground Conditions
• any remaining snow melted, except a few places where it had been shoveled up or plowed into a pile

Observations
• did almost no observing

Birds
• doves
• smalls

Other Animals
• squirrel

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 057 - February 26, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• M said there was some sun this morning. Except for that, and some sun in mid-afternoon, it was cloudy with about average temperatures. Rain showers this evening and tonight.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 46 F (2:44 pm)
• Low Temp : 25 F (4:13 am)
• Precipitation: 0.01 inch of rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• a very little rain this evening

Ground Conditions
• still some patches of snow in the shadier areas

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• doves
• hairy woodpecker - no suet out so it was taking sunflower seeds from the platform feeder
• black-capped chickadee(s)

Other Animals
• squirrel
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 056 - February 25, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• Sunny with about average temperatures.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 47 F (1:20 pm)
• Low Temp : 24 F (6:46 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• mostly clear now but still some snow on the ground in places, especially where it gets less sun

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• doves
• hawk - swooped across the patio and then I saw it in a neighbor's tree

Other Animals
• squirrels
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 055 - February 24, 2021 - Wednesday
High of 64 F

Weather
• Temperatures today were about 20 F above average. We got 6to 64 F. I think it was sunny then clouded up and a little rain and then just a little sun at the end of the afternoon.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 64 F (1:06 pm)
• Low Temp : 29 F (12:00 am)
• Precipitation: 0.05 inch or rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• rain

Ground Conditions
• about half, or less, snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• doves
• cardinal - male

Other Animals
• rabbit
• squirrels

Photos
• daily photos plus another

    
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Day 054 - February 23, 2021 - Tuesday
Weather
• Much warmer. Above freezing all last night and a high in the low 50s today. Back below freezing this evening. The ground is still mostly snow covered but the snow has melted a lot.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 52 F (1:47 pm)
• Low Temp : 29 F (11:25 pm), the morning low was 34 F (12:00 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• snow covered with some bare patches

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• doves
• cardinals - male, female
• junco

Other Animals
• squirrel

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 053 - February 22, 2021 - Monday
Above Freezing for 24 Hours

Weather
• Above freezing last night and today, so a lot of snow melting, but the ground is still snow covered.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 42 F (1:30 am)
• Low Temp : 33 F (7:00 pm)
• Precipitation: 0.18 inch - I think there was a little rain but it might be snow melt too

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• there might have been a little rain last night or this morning

Ground Conditions
• snow covered but it has been melting

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• doves

Other Animals
• squirrel

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 052 - February 21, 2021 - Sunday
Low of 8 F Last Night and a Possum

Weather
• Sunshine and warmer today after a very cold night last night. 

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 42 F (2:16 pm)
• Low Temp : 8 F (4:42 am)
• Precipitation: 0.11 inch of snow melt - possibly a little rain this evening

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• did very little observing

Birds
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls
• doves
• red-bellied woodpecker
• european starling(s)
• black-capped chickadees - I think
• juncos - I think

Other Animals
• squirrel
• rabbit ?
• possum or opossum - climbing in the small trees at the top pf the hill

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Day 051 - February 20, 2021 - Saturday
Low of 6 F Last Night

Weather
• A very cold night. During the day it was sunny most of the time and it got above freezing.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 35 F (1:44 pm)
• Low Temp : 6 F (1:05 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinal - male
• juncos
• doves
• white-breasted nuthatch

Other Animals
• rabbits

Photos
• daily photos plus a few more of the snow

    
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Day 050 - February 19, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• Cold. Sunny most of the day I think.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 34 F (1:27 pm)
• Low Temp : 10 F (11:52 pm), the morning low was more than 14 F, and I think it was 17 F

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• doves
• cardinals - female, male
• juncos
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• downy woodpecker(s)
• european starling(s)

Other Animals
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos
• a few of the snow

    
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Day 049 - February 18, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• Another inch or two of snow. Snow, probably off and on, last night and today.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 38 F (12:23 pm)
• Low Temp : 18 F (12:44 am)
• Precipitation: 0.03 inch of melted snow
• my weather station does not measure snow but we had another inch or two

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• snow - another inch or two

Ground Conditions
• snow covered - probably about a foot deep

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• yellow-shafted flicker woodpecker
• doves
• european starlings
• juncos
• black-capped chickadees
• robin - it came down to the patio and had a few drinks from a little puddle of melted snow

Other Animals
• squirrels

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Day 048 - February 17, 2021 - Wednesday
Low of -1 F Last Night

Weather
• A very cold night last night but warmed up quickly today with bright sunshine.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 28 F (12:49 pm)
• Low Temp : -1 F (6:36 am), yes MINUS ONE F

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinal - male
• juncos
• smalls
• doves
• european starling(s)

Other Animals
• rabbits
• squirrel - a small one, maybe a little reddish in color so maybe a different kind, I have not seen this one before

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Day 047 - February 16, 2021 - Tuesday
Snow and Cold

Weather
• Cold. Sunshine off and on. There is 6 to 10 inches of snow on the ground depending where I measure it. It is a nice sparkling snow, especially when the sun shines on it. Tonight the temperature dropped very fast.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 25 F (2:08 pm)
• Low Temp : 2 F (10:42 pm), the morning low was 13 F (7:21 am)
• Precipitation: maybe some snow but my weather station does not measure snow

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• maybe another couple inches since midnight last night - it looks like more than there was last night

Ground Conditions
• snow covered with 6 to 10 inches

Gardening and Yard Work
• I shoveled a path to the bird feeder - it is heavy snow and sleet, and 6 to 10 inches deep

Birds
• doves
• hairy woodpecker
• cardinals - female, male
• smalls
• doves
• juncos
• yellow-shafted flicker woodpecker
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• downy woodpecker

Other Animals
• squirrel

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Day 046 - February 15, 2021 - Monday
Weather
• Cold. About 1 inch of snow sometime in the morning. Staring in mid-afternoon there was a little sleet, then some heavy snow, them sleet for a few hours, and then some more snow. The sleet is tiny ice particles that are a lot like sand.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 24 F (12:19 pm)
• Low Temp :15 F (5:06 am)
• Precipitation: snow and sleet - these are not measured by my weather station - see below for amounts

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• snow and sleet - hard to say but my guess is about 3 or 4 inches of snow total and 1 or 2 inches of sleet

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• watching the snow and sleet

Birds
• smalls
• juncos
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• cardinals - female, male
• downy woodpecker(s)
• doves

Other Animals
• squirrel

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Day 045 - February 14, 2021 - Sunday
Weather
• Cold and cloudy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 28 F (10:32 am)
• Low Temp : 18 F (10:08 pm), the morning low was 20 F (7:12 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Gardening and Yard Work
• put out a block of suet

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - male, female
• juncos
• smalls
• doves
• black-capped chickadee

Other Animals
• rabbits
• squirrel

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Day 044 - February 13, 2021 - Saturday
Weather
• Cold and cloudy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 30 F (3:24 pm)
• Low Temp : 22 F (4:32 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - male, female
• doves
• smalls
• juncos
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• hawk

Other Animals
• squirrel
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photo
• and one of the snow - these may become daily photos too, so I will not note them separately

    
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Day 043 - February 12, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• Sunny most of the afternoon. Warmed above freezing. Some melting of snow.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 35 F (12:31 pm)
• Low Temp : 16 F (1:05 am)
• Precipitation: 0.06 inch of snow melt

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• downy woodpecker
• yellow-shafted flicker woodpecker
• european starlings
• juncos

Other Animals
• squirrel

Photos
• daily photos
• one of the snow

    
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Day 042 - February 11, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• Cold and cloudy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 29 F (1:12 pm)
• Low Temp : 16 F (3:45 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 23
• Low : 17

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• cardinals - female, male
• smalls
• juncos
• downy woodpecker(s)
• red-bellied woodpecker
• wren
• european starling

Other Animals
• squirrel

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Day 041 - February 10, 2021 - Wednesday
Weather
• Very cold with some snow in the afternoon. Light snow in early afternoon, then a break, then fairly heavy snow in late afternoon.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 23 F (12:59 pm)
• Low Temp : 15 F (6:03 am)
• Precipitation: my weather station does not measure snow but we had some snow- probably another inch or more

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• snow - probably another inch or more

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - male, female
• juncos
• smalls
• black-capped chickadee
• doves

Other Animals
• squirrels
• rabbit

Photos
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• one of the snow

    
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Day 040 - February 09, 2021 - Tuesday
Weather
• Cold. Snow last night and maybe in the morning. Almost a peek of sun for a few seconds this afternoon - just enough to see shadows for a moment.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 35 F (1:55 pm)
• Low Temp : 18 F (11:41 pm), the morning low was 22 F (6:50 am)
• Precipitation: my weather station does not measure snow but we had probably 2 inches since midnight last night

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• snow - probably 2 inches since midnight last night

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• smalls
• cardinals - female, male
• juncos
• downy woodpecker(s)
• black-capped chickadee
• european starling ?

Other Animals
• rabbit
• squirrel ?

Photos
• daily photos
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Day 039 - February 08, 2021 - Monday
Weather
• Very cold last night. Cold today. Sunny and then becoming cloudy. Snow tonight - because of the cold it was a light, dry, fluffy snow. Probably about an inch by midnight.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 34 F (1:55 pm)
• Low Temp : 11 F (1:50 am)
• Precipitation: my weather station does not measure snow but we had about an inch tonight by midnight

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• snow tonight - looked like about an inch by midnight

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• downy woodpecker
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls
• doves
• juncos

Other Animals
• squirrel
• rabbit

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Day 038 - February 07, 2021 - Sunday
Weather
• Very cold. Sunny.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 22 F (12:00 am), the daytime high was either 20 or 21 F this afternoon
• Low Temp : 9 F (7:42 am)
• Precipitation: my weather station does not measure snow but there was a trace or dusting of snow

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 18
• Low : 7

Precipitation
• a dusting or trace of snow in the early am hours last night

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• smalls
• cardinals - female, male
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• juncos
• yellow-shafted flicker woodpecker
• downy woodpecker

Other Animals
• squirrels
• rabbit

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Day 037 - February 06, 2021 - Saturday
Weather
• Cold and sunny. Gradually becoming cloudy during the late afternoon.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 34 F (3:16 pm)
• Low Temp : 15 F (6:44 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• mostly snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• yellow-shafted woodpecker
• cardinals - male, female
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• junco(s)
• doves
• downy woodpecker
• hawk - there was one in a neighbor's tree and it kept the birds away for a while

Other Animals
• squirrels
• rabbit(s)

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Day 036 - February 05, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• Cold and cloudy. A few snow flakes. A few peeks of blue sky and maybe a peek of sun.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 34 F (11:45 am)
• Low Temp : 21 F (7:27 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• snow flakes but no accumulation

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Gardening and Yard Work
• put out a block of suet

Observations
• there were two different looking sets of paw prints in the snow - not sure what they were
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - female, male
• juncos
• downy woodpecker
• black-capped chickadees
• doves

Other Animals
• squirrels
• rabbits

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• Daily Photos

    
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Day 035 - February 04, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• A cold night last night. Above freezing this afternoon and tonight but very little melting. Snow in late afternoon, heavy at times, then rain.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 37 F (12:19 pm)
• Low Temp : 14 F (12:23 am)
• Precipitation: 0.21 inch of rain and probably snow melt too

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• snow and rain

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• juncos
• white-breasted nuthatch
• european starling
• yellow-shafted flicker woodpecker

Other Animals
• squirrel
• rabbit

Photos
• Daily Photos - continue the original 4 series and start another series

    
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Day 034 - February 03, 2021 - Wednesday
Weather
• Cold and sunny. A little windy too. Only a little melting of the snow.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 35 F (1:05 pm)
• Low Temp : 15 F (10:46 pm), I think the morning low was 17 F
• Precipitation: 0.01 inch of snow melt

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - male, female
• doves
• smalls
• juncos
• black-capped chickadee(s)

Other Animals
• squirrel
• rabbit

Photos
• Daily Photos

    
Day 033 - February 02, 2021 - Tuesday
Weather
• Cold and sunny.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 34 F (2:40 pm)
• Low Temp : 15 F (7:45 am)
• Precipitation: my weather station does not measure snow but I estimate we had an inch of snow overnight

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• probably some snow in the early AM hours - looks like an inch more than yesterday

Ground Conditions
• snow covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• yellow-shafted woodpecker
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls
• doves
• juncos
• red-bellied woodpecker
• downy woodpecker(s)
• hairy woodpecker

Other Animals
• squirrel
• rabbit

    
Day 032 - February 01, 2021 - Monday
Weather
• Cold and a bit windy. Light snow at times.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 31 F (12:00 am)
• Low Temp : 25 F (5:30 pm), the morning low was higher than 25 F
• Precipitation: my weather station does not measure snow but I estimate we had 1 inch of snow

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• some light snow - probably about an inch

Ground Conditions
• snow covered with a sort of ice layer underneath

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• juncos
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• european starling(s)
• red-bellied woodpecker
• yellow-shafted flicker woodpecker
• downy woodpecker
• geese - twice I saw small flocks fly over - maybe the same one because they were going in opposite directions
• white-breasted nuthatch
• black-capped chickadees
• doves

Other Animals
• squirrel

    
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January 2021
The month's records from my personal weather station in the backyard
 
The highest recorded temperature was: 48.7 ℉ on 1/21/21 at 2:54 PM
 The lowest recorded temperature was:  9.3 ℉ on 1/23/21 at 7:49 AM
The highest recorded wind speed was 11 mph on 1/1/21 at 5:49 AM
The total rainfall recorded in January was 1.26 inches
On 1/1/21 you reached a rain high of 0.33 inch
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Day 031 - January 31, 2021 - Sunday
Weather
• Temperature in the 30s. Snow and icy slush on the ground with light rain. Then snow in late afternoon and dropping toward freezing.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 37 F (1:33 pm)
• Low Temp : 31 F (1:06 am)
• Precipitation: 1.47 inches of melted snow and rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• snow, rain, snow, and maybe mixed precipitation

Ground Conditions
• snow and icy slush covered

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls
• white-breasted nuthatch
• red-bellied woodpecker
• hairy woodpecker
• downy woodpecker
• european starling(s)
• juncos
• black-capped chickadees
• great blue heron - flying the other direction from last time - pretty sure that was what it was

Other Animals
• squirrels
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 030 - January 30, 2021 - Saturday
Weather
• Cloudy. Tonight there was snow. Probably mixed with some sleet, as I could hear it. The grass and the roads were covered. I estimate about 1 inch of snow.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 36 F (3:38 pm)
• Low Temp : 17 F (3:20 am)
• Precipitation: my weather station does not measure snow but I estimate about 1 inch of snow tonight

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• snow tonight - probably about 1 inch

Ground Conditions
• snow covered tonight

Gardening and Yard Work
• put out a block of suet
• moved the pot with the Spike plant (still mostly green) from the hummingbird garden to the under the patio table

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• juncos
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls
• hairy woodpecker
• red-bellied woodpecker
• downy woodpecker
• dove

Other Animals
• squirrel

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 029 - January 29, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• Cold and sunny.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 36 F (2:55 pm)
• Low Temp : 17 F (1:23 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• doves
• european starling
• hairy woodpecker
• white-breasted nuthatch

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 028 - January 28, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• Cold and cloudy with some snow flurries. Breezy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 29 F (3:00 pm)
• Low Temp : 19 F (3:12 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• yellow-shafted woodpecker
• downy woodpecker
• junco(s)
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• doves

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 027 - January 27, 2021 - Wednesday
Weather
• Cold and cloudy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 33 F (12:23 pm)
• Low Temp : 24 F (11:23 pm), the morning low was 29 F (6:40 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• european starlings
• smalls
• hairy woodpecker
• juncos
• black-capped chickadees
• cardinals - male, female
• white-breasted nuthatch
• doves
• downy woodpecker
• great blue heron - I'm pretty sure          - very large and flying with legs out behind

Other Animals
• squirrels

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 026 - January 26, 2021 - Tuesday
Weather
• Cloudy and warmer with temperatures above average. Rain last night and a little in late afternoon and maybe this evening too.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 46 F (1:40 pm)
• Low Temp : 32 F (12:00 am)
• Precipitation: 0.25 inch of rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• rain

Observations
• didn't do very much observing

Birds
• juncos
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls
• european starling
• doves

Other Animals
• squirrels
• rabbit

Photos
• daily photos - daily photos are the ones for the time lapse slide show

    
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Day 025 - January 25, 2021 - Monday
Weather
• Temperatures about 30 F from midnight last night to 1:34 pm this afternoon when it got up to 32 F. Early afternoon ice pellets, then changing to rain or a rain mix about the time it warmed up to freezing. The temperature stayed at 32 the rest of the afternoon and tonight until past midnight.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 32 F (1:34 pm)
• Low Temp : 29 F (6:59 am)
• Precipitation: 0.26 inches of rain and ice/snow melt

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• ice pellets of some sort, then rain and maybe a wintry mix

Ground Conditions
• a dusting of snow and ice particles

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - female, male
• juncos
• smalls
• doves
• red-bellied woodpecker

Other Animals
• squirrel

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 024 - January 24, 2021 - Sunday
Weather
• Cold. Cloudy. Some snow and probably some freezing drizzle.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 31 F (2:33 pm)
• Low Temp : 24 F (12:00 am)
• Precipitation: none measured because it was below freezing but there was a little snow and maybe freezing drizzle

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• snow and probably some freezing drizzle

Ground Conditions
• a dusting of snow

Gardening and Yard Work
• put out a block of suet

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - male, female
• juncos
• smalls
• doves

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 023 - January 23, 2021 - Saturday
9 F - Coldest Temp This Winter So Far

Weather
• Very cold last night. Sunny and cold today.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 33 F (2:51 pm)
• Low Temp : 9 F (7:45 am)
• Precipitation: 0.01 inch - snow melt? I don't think there was any precipitation, or did something shake the pole?

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• juncos
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls
• doves
• white-breasted nuthatch

Other Animals
• squirrel

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 022 - January 22, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• Cold with some clouds and some sun. Very cold tonight.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 36 F (12:26 am)
• Low Temp : 18 F (11:08 pm), the morning low was 27 F

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• doves
• cardinals - male, female
• black-capped chickadees
• juncos

Other Animals
• squirrels

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 021 - January 21, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• Sunny and much warmer. Temps well above average. Even so there were a few small bits of snow remaining in some of the pots in early afternoon. Windy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 49 F (2:49 pm)
• Low Temp : 31 F (1:37 am)
• Precipitation: 0.01 inch - must have been snow melt

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
•  a few small bits of snow remaining in some of the pots in early afternoon

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• Note: there must have been a hawk around as I only saw one bird come to the feeder once
• black-capped chickadee
• it looked like a few smalls and maybe a cardinal in the neighbor's honeysuckle
• dove

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 020 - January 20, 2021 - Wednesday
Weather
• Cold. Some sun in the afternoon. 

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 37 F (3:12 pm)
• Low Temp : 26 F (7:03 pm), the morning low was 28 F (7:47 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Ground Conditions
• still a few tiny patches of snow

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• european starlings
• smalls
• cardinals - female, male
• doves
• yellow-shafted flicker woodpecker
• junco(s)
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• white-breasted nuthatch
• downy woodpecker

Other Animals
• squirrels - including the light colored one

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 019 - January 19, 2021 - Tuesday
Weather
• Sunny and warmer with temps well above average. Most, but not all, of yesterday's snow melted. Maybe a few snow flurries tonight but no accumulation.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 42 F (2:47 pm)
• Low Temp : 23 F (8:07 am)
• Precipitation: 0.03 inch of snow melt

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• might have been a few snow flakes tonight

Ground Conditions
• still a few patches of snow in shady areas but most of the snow melted

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• doves
• european starlings
• downy woodpecker
• blac-capped chickadee
• hawk - I think it was a hawk I saw

Photos
• daily photos

    
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Day 018 - January 18, 2021 - Monday
Weather
• Cold and cloudy, again. Snow in the afternoon, again. I don't think there was any melting of last night's dusting of snow and today's snow added a little bit more.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 33 F (12:52 pm)
• Low Temp : 28 F (2:23 am)
• Precipitation: nothing recorded on the weather station but there was a trace of snow

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• light snow this afternoon

Ground Conditions
• a partial dusting of snow

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• juncos
• doves
• cardinals - male, female
• downy woodpecker
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• robin - too far away to be sure, but it was the right shape and behavior 

Photos
• patio side photos - planning to take daily photos of the same areas for a year

    
Day 017 - January 17, 2021 - Sunday
Weather
• Cold and cloudy with light snow most of the time. The temperature was above freezing during the daylight hours so the snow didn't stick, or not for long when it did. But tonight the snow did stick and there was a dusting of snow on the ground.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 38 F (3:04 pm)
• Low Temp : 30 F (9:37 pm)
• Precipitation: 0.13 inches of snow melt perhaps mixed with a little rain or mixed precipitation

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• light snow most of the day and tonight

Ground Conditions
• a partial dusting of snow at times and tonight there was a dusting of snow

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - male, female
• juncos
• doves
• downy woodpecker or a small hairy woodpecker
• smalls

Other Animals
• squirrel

Day 016 - January 16, 2021 - Saturday
Weather
• M said there was a dusting of snow on the ground this morning. It melted off. There may have been some sun. Cloudy in the afternoon. Light snow in late afternoon and tonight left another dusting of snow on the ground. Cold. Breezy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp:  F ()
• Low Temp :  F ()
• Precipitation: 

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• a little snow

Ground Conditions
• a dusting of snow this morning, that melted, then another dusting of snow tonight

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• red-bellied woodpecker - I think although it looked a little different and I didn't have a clear view
• hairy woodpecker and/or downy woodpecker
• juncos
• wren
• doves

Other Animals
• squirrels

    
Day 015 - January 15, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• Some rain in the morning, some sun. Temperatures above average until tonight. Some snow flurries this afternoon but too warm for accumulation.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 45 F (2:01 pm)
• Low Temp : 27 F (11:46 pm)
• Precipitation: 0.14 inch of rain - that does not include the trace of snow

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• rain in the morning, snow flurries later - too warm for any accumulation - a little stuck on the grass for a few minutes

Gardening and Yard Work
• put out a block of suet

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls
• junco(s)
• black-capped chickadee(s)
• woodpecker - in a neighbor's tree, too far away to tell which kind

Other Animals
• squirrels - at least 3

    
Day 014 - January 14, 2021 - Thursday
Weather
• Above average temperatures. Some sun in the morning and then cloudy most of the afternoon.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 48 F (1:36 pm)
• Low Temp : 31 F (7:36 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• cardinals - male, female
• dove
• junco
• hairy woodpecker - in a neighbor's tree

Other Animals
• squirrel

Day 013 - January 13, 2021 - Wednesday
Weather
• Warmer than average. Some sun then cloudy. Breezy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 47 F (2:54 pm)
• Low Temp : 25 F (6:29 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds - probably not complete as I didn't write things down until tonight
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls
• black-capped chickadees
• doves

Day 012 - January 12, 2021 - Tuesday
Weather
• Cold. Some sun. A little windy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 32 F (2:17 pm)
• Low Temp : 24 F (3:21 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• yellow-shafted flicker woodpecker
• smalls
• blue jay
• cardinals - male, female
• doves
• downy woodpeckers - 2
• european starlings
• junco

Other Animals
• squirrel

Day 011 - January 11, 2021 - Monday
Weather
• Cold and cloudy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 31 F (1:21 pm)
• Low Temp : 22 F (8:30 pm), the morning low was 27 F (12:00 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• juncos
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls
• european starlings
• black-capped chickadees
• doves
• wren
• hawks - 2 flying - one flew past and then the other followed a moment later

Day 010 - January 10, 2021 - Sunday
Weather
• Maybe sunny in the morning, but cloudy in the afternoon. Cold.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 37 F (1:58 pm)
• Low Temp : 17 F (5:16 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do very much observing

Birds
• smalls
• juncos
• cardinal - male
• doves

Other Animals
• squirrel
• cat - a black one walked across the patio this afternoon
    
Day 009 - January 09, 2021 - Saturday
Weather
• Sunny and slightly warmer, but still cold.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 38 F (2:44 pm)
• Low Temp : 20 F (11:59 pm), the morning low was 26 F (6:59 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• juncos
• cardinals - male, female
• black-capped chickadees
• doves
• hairy woodpecker - in the next door neighbor's tree

Other Animals
• squirrel
    
Day 008 - January 08, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• Cold and cloudy, again. Breezy too.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 34 F (11:07 am)
• Low Temp : 29 F (6:12 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• smalls
• juncos
• hairy woodpecker
• cardinals - female, male
• black-capped chickadees

Other Animals
• squirrel
    
Day 007 - January 07, 2021 - Thursday
WeatherToday's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 38 F (10:24 am)
• Low Temp : 30 F (11:16 pm), the morning low was 33 F (12:00 am)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• juncos
• downy woodpecker
• red-bellied woodpecker
• dove
• black-capped chickadees
• cardinals - male, female

Other Animals
• squirrel
    
Day 006 - January 06, 2021 - Wednesday
Weather
• Cold and cloudy.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 39 F (12:27 pm)
• Low Temp : 33 F (11:39 pm)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - female, male
• smalls
• juncos
• black-capped chickadees
• doves
• european starlings
• hairy woodpecker
• red-bellied woodpecker
• downy woodpecker
• white-breasted nuthatch

Other Animals
• squirrel
    
Day 005 - January 05, 2021 - Tuesday
Weather
• Cold, cloudy, a little snow this morning.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 35 F (3:16 pm), the morning high was 34 F (6:30 am) 
• Low Temp : 27 F (12:00 am)
• Precipitation: 0.04 inch of rain or melted snow

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• there was a little bit of snow - maybe a trace, and perhaps a sprinkle of rain too

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• cardinals - female, male
• smalls
• juncos
• yellow-shafted woodpecker
• doves
• downy woodpecker or a hairy woodpecker - it was hard to get a good look

Other Animals
• squirrel
    
Day 004 - January 04, 2021 - Monday
Weather
• Cloudy with a little sunshine.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 41 F (11:44 am)
• Low Temp : 25 F (9:33 pm)

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Gardening and Yard Work
• put out a block of suet

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• smalls
• juncos
• cardinals - female, male
• doves
• woodpeckers - several in the trees - probably hairy woodpeckers or red-bellied woodpeckers
• robin
• black-capped chickadees

Other Animals
• squirrel
    
Day 003 - January 03, 2021 - Sunday
Weather
• Cloudy and cold. A little drizzle or something in late afternoon and evening.

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 40 F (12:17 pm)
• Low Temp : 33 F (8:38 pm), the morning low was 35 F (5:43 am)
• Precipitation: 0.04 inch of rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• a little drizzle of snow flakes or something that made the patio wet

Observations
• didn't do much observing
• forgot to write anything down until late so may have missed some of the animals

Birds
• cardinals - male, female
• doves
• smalls

Other Animals
• squirrels
    
Day 002 - January 02, 2021 - Saturday
Weather
• Cloudy. 

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 44 F (12:00 am)
• Low Temp : 35 F (6:32 am)
• Precipitation: 0.01 inch of rain

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• if there was any it was tonight and I didn't notice

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• juncos
• cardinals - male, female
• smalls

Other Animals
• squirrels
• rabbit - I think I saw one
    
Day 001 - January 01, 2021 - Friday
Weather
• Started out cold and wet with freezing rain and/or sleet and then turning to rain. 

Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 47 F (7:26 pm)
• Low Temp : 28 F (12:00 am)
• Precipitation: 0.33 inch of rain BUT there was ice that may have clogged the rain gauge so may not be accurate

Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High: 
• Low : 

Precipitation
• freezing rain and/or sleet and/or whatever, then rain

Ground Conditions
• snow and ice covered to start then melting with the rain and warmer temps

Observations
• didn't do much observing

Birds
• doves
• cardinals - male, female
• european starlings
• downy woodpecker
• smalls
• juncos
• blue jay(s)
• white-breasted nuthatch
• black-capped chickadees - 3 or 4
• robins

Other Animals
• rabbit
• squirrels
    
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