{"id":1823,"date":"2021-09-17T06:34:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T10:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=1823"},"modified":"2023-08-24T11:55:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T15:55:35","slug":"thursday-september-16-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/thursday-september-16-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, September 16, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temp in the 50s, partly cloudy, wind WNW 10-25 mph diminishing as the day went on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I walked the marsh edge of Clam Lagoon this morning, but only found one Pectoral Sandpiper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out on the peninsula, the Lesser Sand-Plover and Red-necked Stint continue. And they were joined by the Sanderling flock. I got a bit of a rush when I saw a dark-colored bird in with the Sanderlings, but it was just a late-molting bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sanderlings, Clam Lagoon, September 16, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By the time I had made it to the Seawall, the Sanderlings had flown over to Goose Rocks and Cormorant Rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sanderlings and Glaucous-winged Gulls, Goose Rocks, September 16, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sanderlings, Cormorant Rocks, September 16, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While scanning the distant shearwaters, I saw an all-dark albatross which I presume to be a Black-footed. It was too didn’t to get any more details than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down by Candlestick Bridge, the Harbor Seals were sunning themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harbor Seals, Clam Lagoon, September 16, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the way back up the east side of the lagoon, I spied the Peregrine soaring over the bluff. I got out to take photos and it soon got into a set-to with a Glaucous-winged Gull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peregrine Falcon and Glaucous-winged Gull, Clam Lagoon, September 16, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Peregrine Falcon and Glaucous-winged Gull, Clam Lagoon, September 16, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Peregrine Falcon and Glaucous-winged Gull, Clam Lagoon, September 16, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The weather forecast is atrocious for tomorrow into Saturday \u2013 rain all day, little wind. The little wind part is okay, but the rain will make it difficult birding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I grabbed an early dinner and went back out to take advantage of today\u2019s nice weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Sweeper Channel, a Common Teal was taking a nap with some Rock Sandpipers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Common Teal and Rock Sandpipers, Sweeper Channel, September 16, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The feeder at the Adak National Forest had an unwelcome visitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Norway Rat, Adak National Forest, September 16, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Gray-crowned Rosy-finches were at the Blue Building feeder area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Blue Building, September 16, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And finally, I got a better photo of some of the Common Teal feeding out in Clam Lagoon late in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Common Teal, feeding late in Clam Lagoon, September 16, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One-and-a-half days to go. It doesn’t look promising, but hope springs eternal…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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