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<\/a>Some of the other groups re-found the cuckoo this morning. Some heard it calling!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About that initial sighting…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charlie and Tatum were at the Underground Bar and Grill talking to the some of the locals, when one of them mentioned a bird he had just seen nearby that was “like a kestrel, but larger.” Charlie showed him a photo of a Eurasian Hobby, and he said that was it. And so the chase commenced… So it wasn’t any of the birders that identified the cuckoo as a Hobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After heading north, we checked the south end of Clam Lagoon. Still no Spot-billed Duck. But we saw the Brant again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After checking Shotgun Lake, we decided to go over to Lake Andrew via that road. Good thing we did, as we found a Wood Sandpiper in one of the small wetlands along the way. A lifer for Gabi! Too far for a photo, however…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We returned to Clam Lagoon and at the Breaches had four cooperative Black Oystercatchers. Always a photogenic bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabi finally got a great look at a Red-faced Cormorant and several Aleutian Terns (both lifers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is the Mandatory Annual Adak Rainbow photo…<\/p>\n\n\n\n The trip list is 61 — below the average 67 — but not bad considering I missed a whole week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n One more full day and then a half-day Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Temps in the 40s, overcast, intermittent rain and drizzle, Wind SSE 15-25 mph Hard to match a day like yesterday! We checked the feeders first and saw the (or should I say “a”) Hawfinch at the Seal Drive Feeder. Yesterday … Continue reading <\/a><\/a>