Huddleston Pond

Gray skies are not allowing the solar panels to keep the batteries fully charged in our Solis Pocket van. I like to run the furnace in the van at night to keep the water system from freezing, hence the need for battery power to run the furnace. This morning over breakfast with our friend LaVerda Gallager we were discussing taking the van for a drive to get the batteries charged. We settled on a drive to Willamina and some birding at Huddleston Pond. Killing two birds with one stone, so to speak. LaVerda was interested in going for the birdwatching. Jeanette took this picture of us while LaVerda is trying to get a photo of a busy flock of 30 or so Pine Siskins in a tree along the trail that circles Huddleston Pond. Pine Siskins have just arrived in the last couple of weeks from the cold North, and it's a good year for them. We are happy to see them in good numbers after last year being a low number year. You can see our bird list and photos here.