Mostly cloudy becoming overcast with occasional light rain. Calm winds.

This afternoon I drove out to Silver Bay.Sawmill Cove was quiet during the few minutes I spent watching there.

A few small groups of Common Murres were out on Silver Bay and into Eastern Channel. At couple were well transitioned into summer plumage.

  This hemlock came down during one of the strong outflow events last November or December

I had previously noticed a downed hemlock outside the railing a bit beyond Whale Park.I parked at Whale Park and walked out to the hemlock.

I thought I might find some dwarf mistletoe, and then wanted to look for other epiphytes.

I was not disappointed on either count.Though easy to overlook on a first glance, I saw several sprigs of dwarf mistle growing from the branches. I’m curious what blooms and/or seeds look like. I suspect I would need to find it on an intact tree later in the year.

  This lichen and another related one have distinctive holes in the underside

I investigated only one of the branches that had been near the top of the tree. A few lichens I recognized, and several others I did not. I photographed and collected a handful. I left with some intention to return and investigate further.My iNaturalist Observations for Today

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