{"id":3035,"date":"2025-05-20T00:49:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T04:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=3035"},"modified":"2025-05-20T00:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T04:52:18","slug":"monday-may-19-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/monday-may-19-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, May 19, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temps in the 40s, overcast, light rain late afternoon, Wind SW 10-20 mph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weather, May 19, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another birdy day, but no lifers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as I was setting out this morning, I heard Aaron talking about a Hawfinch. I called him and then joined him at the Seal Drive feeder. They saw the bird near there, but not directly at the feeder. We watched for a while and then I headed out. No on else saw it throughout the day, Maybe it will show up at my feeder like last year…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went down to Sweeper Cove and was treated with two Harbor Porpoises that made a brief (but un-photographed) appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Thick-billed Murres were new for the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down at Finger Bay, I found my first Red-necked Grebe for the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Marsh, I found a Pacific Golden-Plover on Redshank Drive. I find them at this spot every year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pacific Golden-Plover, The Marsh, May 19, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I worked my way up to Clam Lagoon where I found a Horned Grebe for the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although we had seen a few Arctic Terns yesterday, the floodgates opened last night and dozens of both Arctic and Aleutian terns were everywhere!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the East Side of the lagoon, I found a pair of Northern Shovelers that Sam had mentioned to me. They are not seen here every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern Shoveler, East Ponds, May 19, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At Lake Shirley, among the Greater Scaup flock, I spotted a Lesser Scaup and one Tufted Duck. The waterfowl on this lake frequently flush when a vehicle drives by, but not today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After enjoying the terns near Candlestick Bridge, I headed up to Lake Ronnie (my third favorite spot on Adak after Warbler Willows and the Peninsula).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was blown away by seeing SEVEN<\/span><\/strong> Tufted Ducks! 4 Male and three female. I had not seen the two pair that were at the Airport Ponds this morning, so I assumed they had flown up here. I also assumed that someone drove past Lake Shirley after I did and flushed those birds up here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Six of the seven Tufted Ducks on Lake Ronnie, May 19, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I went back down and headed up the east shore of the lagoon, I spotted another Tufted Duck out there with a flock of Greater Scaup. So the Lake Shirley flock moved over here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I got to Lake Shirley, there were TWO male Tufted Ducks there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So — 7 on Lake Ronnie, 1 on Clam Lagoon, and 2 on Lake Shirley. Ten in all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous recorded high numbers for Adak (from Birds of the Aleutians<\/em>) include 17 (16 May and 20 May 2004, Adak, P. Davis and D. MacKay+), 21 (23 May 1974, Amchitka, C. M. White), and 22 (13 May 1987, Adak, E. V. K).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the highest numbers I have ever seen in my 20 years of coming to Adak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll close today’s post with a Rock Sandpiper photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rock Sandpiper, Airport Creek Bridge, May 19, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Trip List is 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s List can be seen at https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S240435241<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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