Another Chipmunk. On Monday we saw a chipmunk scouring for food in the snow, and wondered why it wasn't hibernating. We think by Monday evening it was wondering the same thing. We have heard that chipmunks hibernate in the winter and expect that is true, but we were told by the property owner that this guy was back at his bird feeder on Tuesday in the frigid weather.
Young Deer. We also watched a young deer on Monday as it seemed fascinated by the snow. Unfortunately is was snowing hard at the time and the photo of the deer at the side of the road is obscured.Leaning Power Pole. This leaning power pole on East Blvd was reported to us early Tuesday morning and was taken care of by late in the afternoon.
Trees Down. Not only did some people loose power Monday evening, but they were having problems getting out of their areas due to fallen trees. The fallen tree photos were from Quinault Drive, Sunset (East End), and Hicks Ave. The Sunset tree took down the power line and left bare wires on the ground.
Power Outages. There were lots of power outages in Illahee (which goes from 30th Street on the south end, to University Point on the north end), which have mostly been taken care of from what we have heard. Those in the more central or historic part of Illahee were more fortunate with this storm as they only had some power fluctuations.
Humming Birds. On Tuesday morning we had a report of 5 humming birds sitting on this feeder, and another one close by, evidently waiting for the sun to thaw the frozen sugar water. We asked them for a picture but they could only get two of them at the feeder.
Photos & Reports. If you have any photos or reports you would like to share, please send them on.
Jim Aho
