{"id":2659,"date":"2023-09-25T02:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T06:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2023-09-25T02:06:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T06:06:01","slug":"sunday-september-24-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/sunday-september-24-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, September 24, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Temps in the 50s, light rain in the morning, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, Wind S 5-10 in the morning, switching to W 10-15 in the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Weather_09242023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Weather_09242023.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Weather_09242023-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Weather_09242023-500x209.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Weather, Sept 24, 2023<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brambling is still hanging out at the High School Willows and Spruces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I added a Common Loon at the Seawall to the trip list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the Pacific Golden-Plover continues to hang out on the road near the Breaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the best news of the day happened when I approached The Marsh this morning. Aaron was there and told me they had just seen the Merlin and were scanning for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I drove up one side of the marsh while they drove up the center. When we met, I suggested that if I were a Merlin, I would be over at the Thrush Feeder (which is nearby).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We scanned over there and, sure enough, it was sitting on the fence near the feeder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I raced over there and this is the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Merlin_09242023_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Merlin_09242023_1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Merlin_09242023_1-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Merlin, Thrush feeder, Sept 24, 2023<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Merlin_09242023_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Merlin_09242023_2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Merlin_09242023_2-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Merlin_09242023_2-388x300.jpg 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Merlin, Thrush feeder, Sept 24, 2023<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a new Adak bird for me &#8212; number 161!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trip List is now 58 and the Annual List is 83.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My highest fall trip was 63 in 2014 and my highest Annual List was 94 in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see today&#8217;s eBird list at  <a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S150706887\">https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S150706887<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temps in the 50s, light rain in the morning, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, Wind S 5-10 in the morning, switching to W 10-15 in the afternoon. 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