{"id":1537,"date":"2019-09-18T04:16:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T08:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/tuesday-september-17-2019\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T12:09:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:09:35","slug":"tuesday-september-17-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/tuesday-september-17-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday, September 17, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Temp in the 40s, overcast, a little sunshine by late afternoon, on and off sprinkles, Wind West at 20-40 mph<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing new today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve had strong NW to W winds the past 24 hours, so we expect new birds will be appearing shortly. Just not yet today\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offshore from Sweeper Cove this morning were a few Short-tailed Shearwaters, but not much else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ShortTailedShearwater_09172019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2224\"\/><figcaption>Short-tailed Shearwaters, Kuluk Bay off Sweeper Cove, Sept 17, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are in a stretch of extra-high tides right now, so Sweeper Creek offers no shorebird-friendly shoreline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were more turnstones at Landing Lights and one Rock Sandpiper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Seawall and the Breaches, we had even more turnstones, rock Sandpipers, and the Sanderling flock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sanderling_09172019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2223\"\/><figcaption>Sanderlings, The Breaches, Sept 17, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RuddyTurnstone_09172019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2222\"\/><figcaption>Ruddy Turnstone, Seawall, Sept 17, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Marsh Sandpiper is still present at Clam Lagoon, but the Westerns and stint were not seen today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MarshSandpiper09172019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2221\"\/><figcaption>Marsh Sandpiper, Clam Lagoon, Sept 17, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Palisades Overlook, we watched a couple of shearwaters partake in a gull\/alcid feeding frenzy where a whale of some sort was feeding. Never did get a look at the whale, just its water-churning, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were also two Parasitic Jaegers out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strong winds made for stormy seas, so the naval ship in Kuluk Bay moved farther out and there were no exercises today. There is also a Coast Guard cutter here. We assume that is taking part as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trip List stands at 42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s eBird list is at: <a href=\"http:\/\/ https:\/\/ebird.org\/view\/checklist\/S59892297\"> https:\/\/ebird.org\/view\/checklist\/S59892297<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temp in the 40s, overcast, a little sunshine by late afternoon, on and off sprinkles, Wind West at 20-40 mph Nothing new today. 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