I have spent the last two mornings starting at sunrise on Stony River Forest Road (or real near by).  Please review the Google Maps satellite image shown below. By using “satellite view” it became obvious that I needed to focus more upon this area because of both the stream and bog. (GPS link to the steam crossing on the side road).

The pin is exactly 2.5 miles distant from where Stony River Forest Road begins at its southern end, and the stream crossing on the side road is exactly 1/2 mile from Stony River Forest Road. Take another look at the Google Maps Satellite View. This habitat screams wildlife including birds. It doesn’t hurt that when I collected Trailcam video’s yesterday morning after only a few days in place I already had evidence of Moose and Canada Lynx. In fact this morning I doubled down via my technology. I increased trailcams from 1 to 3, and birdsong listening stations from 1 to 2. Yes, my techie background comes through!

As a final fyi before the regular blog post content … the weather varied dramatically between the two days … yesterday 28F (-2.2 C), new snow on the ground, dark clouds, high winds and snow flurries … today 25F (-3.88 C), sunny and calm winds. Reminder … the dates were May 6th and 7th. Our normal high is around 59F (+15.0C).

Photographs are bellow the videos …

Hello from Stony River Forest Road (video link for blog subscribers)

Hello from Forest Road #811 (video link for blog subscribers)

Canada Lynx Trailcam Video (video link for blog subscribers)

Moose Trailcam Video (video link for blog subscribers)

And some images from this morning when the sun was brilliant. All the photographs were taken within two hours of sunrise … often within a few minutes of the golden orb appearing.

Wood Duck Reflections (unnamed stream)

The wood duck photographs would have been impossible at any other time of the day but sunrise. Wood ducks spook very easily, but with me between the “low sun” and the birds, even though I was only 30 yards away the ducks could not see me.

Broad-Winged Hawk

Ruffed Grouse Breakfast (eating Aspen buds)