{"id":2069,"date":"2022-09-27T01:13:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T05:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=2069"},"modified":"2023-08-24T11:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T15:48:18","slug":"monday-september-26-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/monday-september-26-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, September 26, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temps in the low 50s, mostly cloudy, occasional drizzle, Wind SW 10-20 mph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An interesting day, but not exciting…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of distant and\/or blurry photos today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once it was bright enough, I went over to the High School Spruces to look for the Naumann’s Thrush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I walked up to the area, I heard robin-like chatter and saw the thrush fly down to a lower tree and then up to the Eurasian Sparrowhawk tree and then disappear into the foliage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was way too fast for me to get any photos, but it was clear it was the thrush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knew that if I hiked up the hillside, it would simply fly away, so I decided to wait it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I waited for over an hour, but it never showed itself. I even tried playing its song and call (yes, I have all the Siberian bird songs on my phone!), but it is not as if this bird were defending its breeding territory. No response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tried again in late afternoon, but did not see or hear it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will try again on ensuing days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I was standing there waiting for the thrush, a low-flying flock of Cackling Geese came over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were low enough that the white collar was visible, designating them as the Aleutian race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aleutian Cackling Goose, Adak, Sept 26, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the way out from Warbler Willows, near the road to Lake Andrew, I flushed another snipe. However, this time I saw where it went, so I walked over there and got a nice blurry photo of it. It was a Common Snipe — as can be told by the broad white trailing edge to the wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Common Snipe, near Haven Lake, Sept 26, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Just off South Kuluk Beach, there was a feeding frenzy — mostly Red-breasted Mergansers. But also a White-winged Scoter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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White-winged Scoter, South Kuluk Beach, Sept 26, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ever since the scoter split, I have been trying to find a Stejneger’s Scoter out here. This one was just a White-winged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, up at the Seawall, I found a female Black Scoter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also at the Seawall, Red-necked Grebes continue to hang around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Red-necked Grebe, Seawall, Sept 26, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I drove down to Candlestick Bridge, checked all of the gulls on the flats and returned to the Seawall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out on Goose Rocks were two Emperor Geese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They weren’t there when I had passed by about 40 minutes before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emperor Geese, Goose Rocks, Sept 26, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Emperor Geese, Goose Rocks, Sept 26, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I took some photos. Then I looked down at my camera to adjust some settings, looked up and they were gone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with so many of the birds out here, you gotta be fast…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday was a two-falcon day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today was a two-goose day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I got back around to the west side of the Lagoon, I saw two shorebirds out on the flats, but nearer the South Lookout than where I was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I raced down to the South Lookout, climbed down to the flats, and started to approach them (taking photos along the way).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anytime I see shorebirds out in the middle of the flats, I expect them to be something different than the birds along the marsh edge or peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were just Pectorals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pectoral Sandpipers, Clam Lagoon, Sept 26, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I think they landed there just to fool me into thinking they were something else!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I was walking out there, I also noticed a pair of large ducks feeding alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most ducks this time of year are in flocks, so loners get me interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only were they feeding on their own, they didn’t flush when I got within a thousand yards from them like all the others do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact they let me get within 40 yards and they just kept on feeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, they were just Northern Pintails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I guess they were young birds who had not yet learned how dangerous man is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern Pintails, Clam Lagoon, Sept 26, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The trip list is 54 (my Sept average)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My ebird list is at https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S119497149<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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