{"id":1886,"date":"2022-05-24T03:20:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T07:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2023-08-24T11:54:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T15:54:27","slug":"monday-may-23-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/monday-may-23-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, May 23, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temp in the 40s, overcast, no precipitation, Wind ENE 5-10 mph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A very good day. No lifers, but a few nice birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, an apology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I forgot to post the photo of the “odd-looking” siskin yesterday. So here it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notice the lack of streaking in the center of the breast\/belly and the hint of yellow above and behind the eye. These are traits of the female Green-morph Pine Siskin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Green morph” Pine Siskin, Naval Admin Building, May 21, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today started out at the Marina, where I picked up Ancient Murrelets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ancient Murrelet, Marina, May 23, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How’s that for an ID quiz?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I drove down to Finger Bay, picking up 8 Snow Buntings and a Red-necked Grebe along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I didn’t get anything else new until I got to the East Side Ponds at Clam Lagoon, where a Long-billed Dowitcher flushed as I drove along. I could not relocate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is only the second Spring dowitcher that I have had out here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Seawall, I had both Pacific and Arctic Loons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arctic Loon, Seawall, May 23, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had several puffins of both species fly by. I spent a few minutes scanning the horizon for stiff-wings and was rewarded with about a half-dozen Short-tailed Shearwaters and one Laysan Albatross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Lake Shirley, I found the Barrow’s Goldeneye that others had reported a few days ago in Clam Lagoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barrow’s Goldeneye (right) with Common Goldeneye, Lake Shirley, May 23, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the way back to town, I got a report of a Pacific Golden-Plover and A Ruddy Turnstone at Landing Lights Beach. When I got there, only the turnstone was still there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ruddy Turnstone, Landing Lights Jetty, May 23, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had an early dinner, then went back out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Contractor’s Camp Marsh, I spotted one of the Common Mergansers that have been hanging around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Common Merganser (with Red-necked Phalarope) Contractor’s Camp Marsh, May 23, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I got back up to Clam Lagoon, I got a report that the plover was on the peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, before I could get to that, I also was told a Short-eared Owl was hunting nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yup!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Short-eared Owl, Clam Lagoon, May 23, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is the first Short-eared Owl that I have seen out here that sat long enough for a photo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the peninsula, I got the plover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pacific Golden-Plover, Clam Lagoon, May 23, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As I came around the northeast corner of the lagoon, another owl was hunting there. He also sat for a photo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Short-eared Owl, Clam Lagoon, May 23, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the other side of the lagoon, I captured this gull working on dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Glaucous-winged Gull with dinner, Clam Lagoon, May 23, 2022\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then, to top off the day, I had a flock of Aleutian Cackling Geese fly over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cackling Geese, Clam Lagoon, May 23, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In addition to all of this, the wagtail and godwit were both seen again and a Tundra Swan has been hanging around since yesterday and a Gyrfalcon was seen. None of these birds showed itself to me however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My trip list jumped to 52 (from 39)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My day’s list can be found at https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S111142617<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is supposed to be nice weather again tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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