Friday, September 27, 2024

Temps in the 40s-50s, partly sunny, Wind NW 10-20 mph

Weather, September 27, 2024

When I went out to fill my feeder (pre-dawn) this morning, I saw something that I rarely see on Adak. The moon…

Moon, September 27, 2024

And stars, and Jupiter!

They quickly disappeared behind the clouds.

A little later, I got the Mandatory Fall Rainbow photo — a double no less!

Double Rainbow, September 27, 2024

Not much in the way of new birds.

I found two Pacific Loons at the Palisades to add o the trip list.

The Brambling is still here.

There had been very little activity at the National Forest Feeder (just a Song Sparrow), but the Rosy-Finches have now found it, so it is very busy.

I had a nice male Black Scoter at the Seawall.

Black Scoter< Seawall, September 27, 2024

The Trip list is 50. The Year List is 86

My average Fall lists are 52. My biggest year list was 94!

This is my 33rd trip to Adak. Only three of them resulted in no lifers or new Adak birds. All three of those trips were in the last four years (the law of diminishing returns…).

Today’s List: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196685486

Trip List: https://ebird.org/tripreport/277586?welcome=true

Tim and Andy leave tomorrow and Aaron Lang arrives with his Wilderness Birding Adventures tour group.

One week down, one to go.