Temps in the 50s, partly sunny, wind SW 15-25 mph

A good day on Adakl!

Before I get to the birds…

On the flight from Anchorage to Adak, I always enjoy viewing the various islands along the Aleutian chain. When not totally overcast, the islands are visible, but even on a sunny day like Saturday, each has their own cloud cover.

Saturday night, we all got an early wake-up call. At 11:30 PM, we experienced a 5.5 magnitude earthquake that shook my bed for 10 or 15 seconds. No damage done…

Now to the birds…

The day started off great with my finding a Belted Kingfisher at Sweeper Channel!

An Adak bird for me.

There have been several reports in recent years, but most of them have been right before I arrived or right after I left. So it was nice to finally catchup with one.

Rosy-Finches and Song Sparrows have found most of the feeders already. Their community memory is getting stronger. It used to take several days. Now I had birds at the feeders the same day I erected them!

Remember this photo from last May?

Here is a close-up view of that “nest.”

Basically, just a cleared spot on a little mound. Quite different from the multi-ton behemoths in Sycamore trees that I see back home.

And, although it is not breeding season here, an adult Bald Eagle let me know that she didn’t like me snooping around her nest.

Up at the Seawall, I had a pair of Ruddy Turnstones.

Other birds found by the other birders the past two days include Gyrfalcon, Eurasian Skylark, Garganey, and Siberian Sand-Plover.

Today’s list can be viewed at https://ebird.org/checklist/S274818938

The Trip Report can be viewed at https://ebird.org/tripreport/413629?welcome=true