Temps in the 40s-50s, partly sunny, wind WNW 15-25 mph
The tubenoses were still swirling about Kuluk Bay this morning. I saw at least 7 Laysan Albatross, but no Short-tailed Albatross. Thousands of Short-tailed Shearwaters and still some Mottled Petrels.
I then went down to Sweeper Cove, where I saw a Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel. It disappeared before I could get a photo, but minutes later a Jaeger flew by. This one I got photos of. Still determining the species…
I also had a flock of 25 Black-legged Kittiwakes. They have been hard to come by this year. I often see hundreds in the Fall.
I headed north to Clam Lagoon (and points in between) and when I got to the Breaches, I discovered that they had been breached last night. There were a lot of new rocks on the road (thankfully, not too large) and I could see where the water had flattened the vegetation as it rolled over.
I had mentioned in an earlier post about waves depositing kelp on the seawall. Well, these waves washed most of it away!
An odd sighting I had was a flock of a dozen Common Teal on the surf off the Seawall. I am always taken aback when I see “pond” ducks on the ocean.
In the afternoon, I dismantled and stored the feeders, then went back out, but didn’t add anything to the list.
As I was having dinner, I got the message that there was a Bewick’s Swan up at Clam Lagoon. So after I finished, I went up there, but it was gone. I had one on Adak back in May 2014.
We all leave tomorrow. My next post will be either Sunday afternoon or Monday morning.
The Trip List is 64. The Year List is 93. Both depending on the Jaeger identification.
Today’s List: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197546004