Originally Posted by
Allycat24
It is a a beautiful spring day! I was very, very sleepy this morning so I tried to take it easy. However, I kept creeping up on a guy on a mtn bike so I eventually passed him. After that, I ended up speeding up, so I ended up a work about the same time as usual. A hawk built a nest very close to the trail so I slowed down to check it out. There is at least one mature chick.
Very cool about the hawk nest! I'm a biologist/birder myself so think it's awesome that biking can get folks to appreciate nature more. The best part of my commute is passing a segment of the Bay Trail that parallels a tidal marsh restoration site...it's pretty slow now (except for some pretty American Avocets in breeding plumage) but I can't wait until the shorebirds migration starts up again in July-August. I'll have to be sure to pack my binoculars in my backpack (no panniers for me yet).