{"id":2838,"date":"2024-05-30T00:30:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T04:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=2838"},"modified":"2024-05-30T00:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T04:30:54","slug":"wednesday-may-29-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wednesday-may-29-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday, May 29, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temps in the 40s, partly sunny, winds NE 5-15 mph<\/p>\n\n\n

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Weather, May 29, 2024<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We went from doldrums to surprises…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was on my own today, as Don was preparing to leave and wanted to do some more scenery photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided I would check Sweeper Channel and the Airport Ditch and then head up to Clam Lagoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the north end of the Airport Ditch, a Whimbrel flew out. I couldn’t get a photo, but as the morning went on, two other birders heard it calling nearby (although they did not see it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has been a good year for loons (although I still haven’t found a Yellow-billed) and these three Commons were in Clam Lagoon.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Common Loons, Clam Lagoon, May 29, 2024<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

At the Seawall, I found a Long-tailed Duck (different plumaged than last week’s bird).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, as I was just getting to the East Side Flats, a lone goose flew by. Any lone goose on Adak is suspect and, sure enough, it turned out to be a Brant. This was my fourth record of Brant on Adak.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Brant, Clam Lagoon, May 29, 2024<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I returned to town to see off the departing birders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had been told by a local that a nest of Bald Eagles down on Sweeper cove had eaglets in it. I had looked at the nest yesterday, but it appeared the eagle was on eggs. No feeding activity and no nestlings apparent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I tried again today and there they were. It looks like the parent was sheltering the eaglets from the bad weather yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bald Eagle with young, Sweeper Cove, May 29. 2024<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Everyone was leaving today except Jason and Manuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bid farewell (collected loaned radios and surplus bird seed) and returned to the search for lifers…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I then went back up to the lagoon and walked both the peninsula and the marsh edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did not find a single shorebird…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the tide was going out, I decided to continue around to the East Side flats and see if the Far Eastern Curlew was there. I had not seen it this morning during high tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I was driving by the East Side Ponds, another Whimbrel was on the road. After a few futile attempts, I finally got some pics, including a fuzzy one showing it to be the Siberian race (white up the back).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Siberian Whimbrel, East Side Ponds, May 29, 2024<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Siberian Whimbrel, East Side Ponds, May 29, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Siberian Whimbrel, East Side Ponds, May 29, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

When I got to the East Side Flats, the Far Eastern Curlew had returned.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Far Eastern Curlew, East Side Ponds, May 29, 2024<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

An unprecedented 6th day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the way back around the lagoon, as I approached the barracks building near the “Blue Building,” it looked like they had a row of lights on the roof.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It turned out to be just the sun reflecting off the conical chimney caps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trip list is an amazing 74. This is my 4th best spring trip total. (81, 80, 76).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trip Report can be viewed at https:\/\/ebird.org\/tripreport\/243576<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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