Visitor Center Report

Yesterday it was bad weather.
Today is very calm weather in Sounkyo but snowing a little.
Yesterday’ storm made a snowdrift that is 50cm snow in this early morning.

Weather forecast says that it will snow for a few days.
But it also says that it will rain.
That is very strange weather.

The photo is “Megaceryle lugubris” that is difficult to find in the field.
When taking for a walk along Ishikari river, we were very surprised to hear their singing.
They always singing very high tone and is very different from another bird’s singing.
So you will find “Megaceryle lugubris” easily.

Japan Meteorological Agency said that it has snowed 41cm in Sounkyo since yesterday.
Yesterday and today it takes very long time to shovel snow.
A few days ago it rained, today is heavy snow.
We never thought it rained overnight.
The road is better than yesterday, but still slippery.
Watch your step.
The official highway is very slippery like skate link.
Drive safety.

The photo is “Frost flower” that we took a few days ago.
We sometimes this beautiful “Frost flower” on a very freezing early morning.

December starts today.
Only one month left in this year.
Today the temperature is above 0°in Sounkyo.
It keeps snowing with strong wind.
Weather forecast says that it will be snowy for a while and the temperature wii be
under -10°.
In Mt.Kurodake ski area there is 130cm snow.
Amount snow is almost same as last season.

In the gorge you can see “ice fall”, that is so beautiful.

We has published ‘Center News November vol.94’. This month’s cover is ‘Hunting Red Fox’
When we see red foxes jump and hunt their food, we feel they are really wild.

And the others are ‘autumn leaves in central Kamikawa town’ , ‘Intimidation of Cervus nippon yesoensis’ , ‘autumn leaves of Quercus crispula Blume’ and ’Baby birds of Bombycilla japonica’

On January we will start “winter season nature observation meeting”
*If you need more information, please watch our web site.
*you can watch from the top page.

Thank you for watching.
November issue is the last issue in this year.
We will publish net issue on January 25th.

It is calm and clear after a week storm.
It has been a nice weather since early morning, and the temperature is rising.
We can see Mt.Niseikausyuppe.
That is so beautiful.
When taking for a walk, we met “red fox” that has already worn winter far perfectly.
Looking up to the sky, we saw “Haliaeetus albicilla”
We always can see many animals walking in good weather.