{"id":2635,"date":"2023-09-22T02:21:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T06:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=2635"},"modified":"2023-09-22T02:22:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T06:22:25","slug":"thursday-september-21-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/thursday-september-21-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, September 21, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tempos in the 50s (got up to 60!), rain early, partly sunny afternoon, wind west 15-25 diminishing as the day went on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weather, Sept 21, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Emperor Geese were still at Clam Lagoon today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I was going around Clam Lagoon, Aaron told me he had two Tufted Ducks with a flock of Greater Scaup out on the lagoon earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I got to Lake Shirley, the flock had moved over there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tufted Duck, Lake Shirley, Sept 21, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At the Seawall, I had an adult Common Murre with a not-quite-full-grown young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Common Murres, Seawall,, Sept 21, 2023. Note the smaller size and shorter bill on the young bird.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However, the most exciting thing of the day was when I first approached the Adak National Forest. I saw a yellow bird dive into the spruces. At first, I wasn’t sure I had actually seen “yellow.” Lighting can play tricks on you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I waited patiently and after about 25 minutes out popped a Yellow Warbler! It was very uncooperative for photos, but I persisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is only the second record for Adak and only the third for the Western Aleutians (Attu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yellow Warbler, Adak National Forest, Sept 21, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yellow Warbler, Adak National Forest, Sept 21, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yellow Warbler, Adak National Forest, Sept 21, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This obviously is a new bird for my Adak list. Number 160!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I ran into Aaron, I informed him bout the warbler and his group got to see it later today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later in the Afternoon, Aaron had a Brambling near the High School Spruces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went up to Clam Lagoon this evening and spent 45 minutes scouring the flock of teal having their evening repast. No Garganey…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I close with the Annual Mandatory Rainbow photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rainbow, Sept 21, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

-My Trip List is 47 and Year List is 79.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see my eBird list at https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S150453187<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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