The 3.49" of rain
Sacramento received is the largest storm seen since the 4.40" received early in December, 2012, which is good, but the San Joaquin Valley didn't get much rain. It's
still below average everywhere, but much better than last year's catastrophic shortfall. I just hope some of these birds and fishes can hold out long enough to benefit. The tri-colored blackbird, which used to number in the millions at one time, and was still the most-common bird in the Woodland/Davis area 20 years ago, was
granted emergency protection a few days ago, because there are virtually none left (145,000 in scattered groups), and if we don't get adequate precipitation, NOW, it's going to go extinct.
The 3.49" of rain Sacramento received is the largest storm seen since the 4.40" received early in December, 2012, which is good, but the San Joaquin Valley didn't get much rain. It's still below average everywhere, but much better than last year's catastrophic shortfall. I just hope some of these birds and fishes can hold out long enough to benefit. The tri-colored blackbird, which used to number in the millions at one time, and was still the most-common bird in the Woodland/Davis area 20 years ago, was granted emergency protection a few days ago, because there are virtually none left (145,000 in scattered groups), and if we don't get adequate precipitation, NOW, it's going to go extinct.
Maybe some optimism.
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