{"id":3112,"date":"2025-05-28T02:33:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T06:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=3112"},"modified":"2025-05-28T02:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T06:33:20","slug":"tuesday-may-27-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/tuesday-may-27-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday, May 27, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temps in the 40s, mostly cloudy, Winds SE turning to NE 5-15 mph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weather, May 27, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There was little wind today, so Kuluk Bay and Sweeper Cove were like glass. Great conditions for seeing alcids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had both puffins, Ancient and Marbled murrelets, guillemots, and murres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I said previously, the ptarmigans are abundant this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rock Ptarmigan, Clam Lagoon, May 27, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It was a good day for loons. We had Arctic, Common, Pacific, and Red-throated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we were going around Clam Lagoon, we spotted an Aleutian Cackling Goose being pursued by a Bald Eagle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bald Eagle chasing Aleutian Cackling Goose, Clam Lagoon, May 27, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The goose landed as the eagle made multiple unsuccessful passes at it. The goose took flight again, but had to land again as the eagle closed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bald Eagle chasing Aleutian Cackling Goose, Clam, Lagoon, May 27, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The adult eagle was then joined by an immature, but both tired and abandoned the chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We decided to stop and eat lunch at the Blue Building Feeder and were rewarded with two more Bramblings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brambling, Blue Building Feeder, May 27, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Brambling, Blue Building Feeder, May 27, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We went around the lagoon and up to Lake Ronnie, where we saw a pair of Tufted Ducks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We decided that I would drop Dave off at the South Lookout and he would walk the marsh edge while I scoped it from the pennisula area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Dave was a bout a third of the way up, we got a call from Sam that there was a Ruff at Lake Shirley!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave walked\/ran as fast as was practical to get to me and we raced around the lagoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, the bird stayed. We were also able to get Jon and Jim and they arrived about fifteen minutes later. We then walked over to get closer views\/photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ruff, Lake Shirley, May 27, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As you can see, it was a gorgeous white Ruff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we were watching from afar, before Jon and Jim arrived, it was displaying its ruff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not a bad way to end the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trip List is 72. Ebird says one less because they think Green-winged Teal and Common Teal are the same species (I don\u2019t!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s List can be seen at https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S243683625<\/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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