{"id":3145,"date":"2025-06-01T14:11:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T18:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=3145"},"modified":"2025-06-01T14:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T18:14:19","slug":"saturday-may-31-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/saturday-may-31-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday, May 31, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temps in the 40s, mostly cloudy, Winds NW 10-20 mph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weather, May 31, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last day of the trip…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been watching the Bald Eagle nest at Sweeper Cove, but had not seen the young-uns until today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bald Eagle with two eaglets, Sweeper Cove, May 31, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After packing and spending the morning birding various locations (we had four Bramblings and one Hawfinch at the Andrew Lake Rec Center), we returned to the house to get lunch before heading to the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No sooner had we walked in the door (and re-established wi-fi) did we get a message that a Common Rosefinch was at the Blue Building Feeder!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We raced up there and. after about 20 minutes, in it flew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Common Rosefinch, Blue Building Feeder, May 31, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Common Rosefinch, Blue Building Feeder, May 31, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Common Rosefinch, Blue Building Feeder, May 31, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lifer!!! And # 170 for my Adak List!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And a lifer for everyone else who was there today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only that, but about an hour later, another one showed up at the Seal Drive Feeder!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe these would constitute the 4th and 5th records for Adak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There had been great southwesterly winds yesterday. Who knows what other goodies were deposited on the island. Unfortunately, all of the birders were leaving today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a way to end the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a so-so trip up until today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But with today’s find it was great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One lifer (Common Rosefinch) and two semi-lifers (drake Garganey and white Ruff).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the birds seen by others during my stay, but not by me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tundra Bean Goose
Common Redpoll
Least Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Yellow-billed Loon
Long-tailed Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Long-tailed Duck
Greater White-fronted Goose<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trip List is 74. 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\/S245188400<\/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

I will be back on September 20, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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