June gloom continued for much of the month. It was gray and overcast. It kept temperatures down which made it pleasant to get out. It was only at the end of the month that the temperatures started to rise. I had a hard time getting a focus this month. The month seems to have gone by very fast, but birding has been slow. We use the term slow when we aren't seeing a lot of birds. As expected, birds are nesting and having babies. We have some of our local birds, but many are off in Canada, Alaska, or are up in our mountains. I went up to the mountains with friends on two quick trips. It is good to see montane species such as Steller's Jays, White-headed Woodpeckers, and Williamson's Sapsuckers, but it seemed a bit slow. It could be that with all the rain, birds have dispersed more widely, so we are not seeing them in the densities in areas where they usually concentrate. Have the heavy, long lasting snows impacted things? I enjoy observing, questioning, and conjecturing, but I will never know all the answers.

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Local Stuff:    https://kimssight.zenfolio.com/new_jun_2023

Los Cerritos Wetlands Bird Survey:    https://kimssight.zenfolio.com/hellman_jun_2023

Barret-Stoddard Road: https://kimssight.zenfolio.com/barrett-stoddard_jun-2023

Grassy Hollow, Blue Ridge Campground, Jackson Lake:    https://kimssight.zenfolio.com/san_gabriel_mountains_jun-2023