{"id":3018,"date":"2025-05-19T02:01:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2025-05-19T02:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:50:56","slug":"sunday-may-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/sunday-may-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, May 18, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temp in the 40s, overcast with drizzle in the morning, a few breaks of sun in the afternoon, wind east 5-10 mph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weather, May 18, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All of the feeders now have some activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Blue Building Feeder, May 18, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As I headed out this morning, Sam saw me and alerted me to a flock of Pine Siskins he was watching. They weren\u2019t very photo-cooperative for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pine Siskin, Bayshore Drive, May 18, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here is the Annual Mandatory Bald Eagle Head Shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bald Eagle, May 18, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today was a good day, although there were no surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a flock of ten Aleutian Cackling Geese hanging around near Palisades Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aleutian Cackling Geese, near Palisades Lake, May 18, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had two Wood Sandpipers at the Marsh and two pairs of Tufted Ducks at the Airport Ponds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had both Common and Wilson\u2019s snipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wilson’s Snipe, on road to Warbler Willows, May 18, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The interesting thing about this sighting is that it was calling the entire time I was there (only 10 or 15 feet away) and I recorded it on Merlin, yet Merlin couldn’t identify it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Red-necked Phalaropes are back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Red-necked Phalarope, Lake Andrew, May 18, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had several flocks of Ancient Murrelets, which were hard to find last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the elephant in the room are those rarities that showed up this past winter (Two (TWO!!!) Eurasian Sparrowhawks, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Hen Harrier, Eurasian Bullfinch, Rustic Bunting, and more…).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, they are not to be found. One or more of the accipiters were still harassing birds at the Kuluk Drive feeder just a couple of weeks ago!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best birds so far this trip include at least 5 Tufted Ducks, Barrow’s Goldeneye (male), at least 6 Wood Sandpipers, Pine Siskins, Garganey (not yet seen by me), and Gyrfalcon (ditto).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kuluk Drive feeder reported Bramblings recently, but they have not yet been seen by the current crop of birders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m beginning to wonder if that Garganey has become resident. It is a female and one or more Garganeys have been seen here every trip during the last two years. They were a one-in-ten-year bird prior to this run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today’s List can be seen at https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S240024043<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trip list is 43.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trip List can be seen at https:\/\/ebird.org\/tripreport\/372779<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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