Kamo-gawa at Demachiyanagi Station, 7-31-2012

Kamo-gawa at Demachiyanagi Station, 7-31-2012


8:30 - 9:00, Sunny, About 30 degrees C

Birds seen:

Great Cormorant  2

Spot-billed Duck  3

Gray Heron  2

Great Egret  2

Little Egret  3

Tree Sparrow  8

Carrion Crow 5

Kyoto University Botanical Garden, 7-30-2012

Kyoto University Botanical Garden, 7-30-2012

8:30 - 9:00, Sunny, Abut 30 degrees C

Birds seen:

Gray Heron  1 immature, at the pond

Japanese White Eye  1 heard singing

Carrion Crow  1

Kamo-gawa River at Demachiyanagi Station, 7-24-2012

Kamo-gawa River at Demachiyanagi Station, 7-24-2012

8:30 - 9:00 am, Partly cloudy, About 28 degrees C

Birds seen:

Spot-billed Duck  1

Little Egret  3

Great Egret  1

Gray Heron  5

Black Kite  1

Japanese Wagtail  2

Gray Starling  3

Tree Sparrow  12

Carrion Crow 5

Kyoto University Botanical Garden, 7-23-2012

Kyoto University Botanical Garden, 7-23-2012

8:30 - 9:00 am, Mostly cloudy, About 26 degrees C

Birds seen:

Japanese Bush Warbler (1 male; heard)

Brown-eared Bulbul  about 6

Tree Sparrow  8

one woodpecker heard drumming

Carrion Crow 7

Also seen: one Land planarian, about 10 cm long

Kamogawa River at Demachiyanagi Station, 7-17-2012

Kamogawa River at Demachiyanagi Station, 7-17-2012

8:30 - 9:00, Sunny, About 28 degrees C

Birds seen:

Little Egret  1

Great Egret  1

Gray Heron 2  (both were spreading their wings, drying them in the sun)

Japanese Wagtail  4

Black Kite  1

Tree Sparrow  12

Carrion Crow  6

Along the street near the river, the second set of chicks this year have fledged from many Barn Swallow nests

Kamo-gawa River, Demachiyanagi Station, 7-10-2012

Kamo-gawa River, Demachiyanagi Station, 7-10-2012

8:30 - 9:00, Sunny, About 28 degrees C

Birds seen:

Little Egret  1

Japanese Wagtail  3  (including 1 juvenile)

Barn Swallow  5 (catching insects above the river)  Also, in about 6 nests under the eaves of shops near the river, Barn Swallows are feeding second sets of chicks that have grown quite large

Tree Sparrow  8

Gray Starling 2

Carrion Crow 8 (perching on nearby rooftops of tall buildings)

Kyoto University Botanical Garden, 7-9-2012

Kyoto University Botanical Garden, 7-9-2012


8:30 - 9:00 am, Partly cloudy, About 26 degrees C

Birds seen:

Varied Tit (seen but not heard)  1

Brown-eared Bulbul  about 8

Tree Sparrow  3

Rufous Turtle Dove  2

Carrion Crow 3

Jungle Crow 1

“Just Do It” English Enrichment Schedule for July, 2012

                        

“Just Do It”  English Enrichment Schedule for July, 2012

Beginners’ Birdwatching Group (all in English)

Monday,  July 2, 9, 23, 30:  Kyoto University Botanical Garden; 8:30 – 9:00 am

Tuesday,  July 3, 10, 17, 17, 24, 31:  Kamogawa River at Demachiyanagi Station;

                                                                                                           8:30 – 9:00 am   

Sightings will be blogged at:  birdsinjapan.blogspot.com

Science Buzz Lunch:

What:  Free discussion in English about what’s new (“the buzz”) in your science  -- everyone interested in science is welcome

Topics discussed will be blogged at:  sciencebuzzlunch.blogspot.com

Where & When:

Monday, July 2, 9, 23, 30:  Building 2, Room 107; 12:00 – 13:00

Friday, July 6, 13, 20, 27:  Bldg 1, Room 214 (Mixer Room); 12:00 – 13:00

Thursday, July (TBA), Institute for Chemical Research (Uji Campus);  12:00 – 13:00

                                                          Contact: Elizabeth Nakajima, PhD  (Leader)

                                                                           Building 1, Room 216

Kyoto University Botanical Garden, 7-2-2012

Kyoto University Botanical Garden, 7-2-2012

8:30 - 9:00 am, Mostly sunny, About 25 degrees C

Birds seen:

Brown-eared Bulbul  6

Rufous Turtle Dove  2

Great Tit  2

Japanese White-eye  2  (heard but not seen)

Tree Sparrow  8

Carrion Crow  3