{"id":2617,"date":"2023-09-19T01:03:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T05:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=2617"},"modified":"2023-09-19T01:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T05:03:22","slug":"monday-september-18-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/monday-september-18-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, September 18, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temps in the 50s, overcast and rain until mid-afternoon, partly sunny afterwards, Wind SW 15 mph <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weather, Sept 18, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The feeders are getting active with local birds. That’s a first step…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had a couple of Ancient Murrelets near Sweeper Cove this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rain and wind made birding difficult for most of the morning and early afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it started to lighten up I was at the Seawall and had a Red-throated Loon. This seems to be rather early and I suspect it was the same one I had on my last day here in the Spring (May 31). This is not a very good photo, but you can just make out the red throat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Red-throated Loon, Seawall, Sept 18, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The number of Red-necked Grebes keeps growing at the Seawall. Today I had 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Common Murre was rather close in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Common Murre, Seawall, Sept 18, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It started to rain some more and, as I came back around to where the peninsula is, a large flock of waterfowl was near that shoreline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I pulled in to look them over, half of the flock flew off (but only 75 yards or so). As they flew off, two shorebirds flew in to take their place. A pair of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers in the classic juvenile plumage — red cap, orange breast, bold white line behind the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, Clam Lagoon, Sept 18, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I scoured the waterfowl flock (especially the teal) hoping to find something different. To no avail. Just Mallards, Pintails, Common Teal, and Common Eiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time I got back to town, the rain had stopped and the sun was out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made a pit stop at the house, then got gas for the car and headed back up to Warbler Willows and Adak National Forest. No luck at either location, but I updated my photo of Adak National Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adak National Forest, Sept 18, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To top off the day, I took my mandatory eagle photo. This time a pair of young-uns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bald Eagles, Contractor’s Marsh, Sept 18, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The trip list is 33. No new year birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My eBird list is at https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S150243409<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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