From pushing 50*F during the day to barely breaking the freezing mark today with a few inches of wet snow; welcome to spring in Alaska! Another month, though, and we should start seeing the Calypso orchids.

One of the neighbors that I’ve been hosting for dinner (well, breakfast, I guess, since they’re on the night shift) through the winter; a Northern Flying Squirrel!

Apparently, a lynx came through the yard to pay us a visit last night. The wildlife we’ve had in the neighborhood is amazing. Eagle River, Alaska.

Oh, my gosh! I loved Junkyard Wars and have been hoping to find the old episodes, this sounds like a potential solution.

A second winter Bald Eagle (BAEA) scoping out the ducks at Eastchester Lagoon in Anchorage, AK.

One of the birds I’m lucky enough to have on my yard list; a Merlin (MERL)! They nest in the vicinity, though I haven’t learned where, and I see them fly over through the summer, but this was the first time I caught it perched near the house!

An Orange-crowned Warbler (OCWA) from last spring. I'm definitely eager for the return of our songbirds!