{"id":2056,"date":"2022-09-26T01:46:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T05:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2023-08-24T11:48:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T15:48:27","slug":"sunday-september-25-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/sunday-september-25-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, September 25, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temp in the 40s, mostly sunny, almost calm at sunrise changing to SE 10-15 mph in the afternoon. Rain starting at 5:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perfect weather for dickey-bird hunting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So i spent the morning scouring every spruce tree and willow bush that I could find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To no avail!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I visited the High School Spuices (Naumann’s Thrush site) three times today. Nada…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, during my rounds, I found the Gyrfalcon again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gyrfalcon, Airport Escarpment, Sept 25, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gyrfalcon, Airport Escarpment, Sept 25, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Later in the day, I saw the Peregrine. So it was a two-falcon day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the afternoon, I headed to Clam Lagoon and walked the Peninsula and Marsh Edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Peninsula was birdless, but as I was walking from the Peninsula across the flats towards the south end of the Marsh Edge, three shorebirds flew in and landed nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two plovers and a dowitcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Long-billed Dowitcher, Clam Lagoon, Sept 25, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The dowitcher was much more colorful than the three I saw in the 18th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe this was a juvenile, while the others were winter adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plovers were in different plumages. Here is the first one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pacific Golden-Plover, Clam Lagoon, Sept 25, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The second one I am not sure of and have put out feelers to my band of experts. It might be an American Golden-Plover… or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plover, Clam Lagoon, Sept 25, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Along the Marsh Edge were the usual suspects, pectorals, sharp-tails, and dowitcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the last week, Aaron’s group had been seeing a Little Stint here as well. Examination of their photos show it to be a different one from the one we had on the 18th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did not see it today. Of course…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pectoral Sandpiper, Clam Lagoon, Sept 25, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Over at the Seawall, not too many birds were sitting on Cormorant Rocks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cormorant Rocks, Sept 25, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cormorant Rocks, Sept 25, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I then revisited the feeders, spruces, and willows. Still nada…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I checked Lake Leone and all of the ducks were gone (tufted and scaup).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up at the Hilltop Quarry, I finally got my Snow Buntings for the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The salmon are nearing the end of their run on Finger Creek, but the gulls are still having a feast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Glaucous-winged Gull, Finger Creek, Sept 25, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And a Harlequin was in a hurry to get away from me as I drove along the creek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harlequin Duck, Finger Creek, Sept 25, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aaron’s group departed yesterday, so I am the lone birder on the island right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birds that they saw that I did not include: Wood Sandpiper, Gray-tailed Tattler, Black Scoter, Red-throated Loon, Common Goldeneye, Barn Swallow (would have been an Adak bird for me), and Rough-legged Hawk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vagaries of birding. Being at the right place at the right time. For most of those birds, it was a one or two minute interval that made the difference between seeing and not seeing those birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My trip list is 52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My eBird list is https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S119442450<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PS: Steve (the owner of Adak Aleutians Experience, where I stay) just got Starlink! So now I have high-speed internet here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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