Gulls gather on the river in groups of a hundred or more to wait for salmon to swim upstream, spawn and die. Turkey vultures and salmon both guard their catch.

A great day to dip into the river upside down to search for food.  Do ducks get angry when visitors do not bring them food? At sunset, what do ducks do to prepare their children for the night?

As the season changes to fall, fishermen arrive at the American River at dawn to catch salmon as they swim and search for the best place to spawn. Always a good time to visit the river’s resident ducks. They are always hungry.

Monday, April 15, 2019   52 degrees, 630 am

                        A cool wind blows under a dense blanket of clouds. Thin strips of sunlight shine through clouds.

Birds greet the morning with songs as they sit in nearby trees and later fly as groups in geometric patterns across the American River corridor. A single unseen pigeon coos. A lone rooster crows from Bridge Street. It walks on to the bridge searching for something to eat and continues to call its good morning song.

Mornings on Fair Oaks Bridge – Introduction

This segment describes what you will hear in the series of podcasts. Each one describes Janice’s early morning experiences and settings, beginning in September 2016 continuing through February 2018.