{"id":2332,"date":"2023-06-01T20:14:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T00:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2023-08-24T11:43:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T15:43:29","slug":"wednesday-may-31-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wednesday-may-31-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday, May 31, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temps in the 40s, mostly sunny, Wind SE 10-20 mph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weather, May 31, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had two birds of note on this final day of this trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One was a Common Raven — only the fourth that I’ve seen this trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other was a gull that I could not identify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found it on NavFac Beach. It looked darker than the other gulls. But lighting can do that up here. However, when it turned, it was still dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was Glaucous-winged sized, but had a darker mantle and black primary tips. However, it wasn’t as dark as a Slaty-backed or a Vega sup-species of Herring Gull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went down to the beach and got photos. No one else was able to find it later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I sent the photos to Isaac Helmericks (my go-to Adak guy!) and he said “I would say it is a Glaucous-winged hybrid. The wing tips are not dark enough for a pure Herring\/Vega and it\u2019s not a Slaty-backed.\u00a0 Seen birds like this on Attu. I don\u2019t think one can really know if they are hybrids with Slaty or Vega.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I guess I got a half-species for the trip list?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hybrid Gull, NavFac Beach, May 31, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hybrid Gull, NavFac Beach, May 31, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hybrid Gull, NavFac Beach, May 31, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The highlight of this trip was the pod of Orcas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No lifers, but several semi-lifers. Great photos of Tufted Duck and Red-throated Loon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were few shorebirds. No stints. No Sanderlings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, although my total Trip List 69 (and a half!) was above average, it was because of getting many common and uncommon species, rather than rarities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u201bs eBird list can be seen at https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S140162044<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will be back September 17 to Oct 1, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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