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<\/a>Greater Scaup, Sweeper Channel, May 28, 2013<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Greater Scaup, Sweeper Channel, May 28, 2013<\/p><\/div>\n
At Landing Lights Beach, we picked up a new trip bird\u2013Sanderling (still in winter plumage). There were 9 Rock Sandpipers as well.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Sanderling, Landing Lights Beach, May 28, 2013<\/p><\/div>\n
I walked through Contractor\u2019s Marsh and didn\u2019t see a single shorebird. Ditto at Clam Lagoon\u2013both the peninsula and marsh edge were devoid of shorebirds. We had a Pacific Loon today\u2013the first in several days.<\/p>\n
If you visit Adak in September, there are many wildflowers in bloom, but in May, very few. This Marsh Marigold was the first blooming flower we\u2019ve seen (not counting the daffodils in peoples\u2019 yards).<\/p>\n
<\/a>Marsh Marigold, Contractor’s Marsh, May 28, 2013<\/p><\/div>\n
A pair of Pelagic Cormorants posed at Clam Lagoon (you never see the Red-faced this close!).<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pelagic Cormorants, Clam Lagoon, May 28, 2013<\/p><\/div>\n
Cargo that cannot fit on a plane (or would cost too much to ship that way) are delivered to Adak via barge. On Saturday, a barge arrived with lots of stuff, unloaded and then filled back up and left this afternoon. I still don\u2019t see how these things stay upright in the Bering Sea (have you seen The Deadliest Catch?). The containers were stacked four-high and then trucks put on top of them! The barge is towed by a tugboat (duh!).<\/p>\n
<\/a>Barge leaving Adak, May 28, 2013<\/p><\/div>\n
One-and-half more days to go.<\/p>\n
Trip list is 59.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mid-40s, overcast, occasional sprinkle, 20 mph NW wind The siskin is still here. We saw it at its roosting area this morning and at the feeder area this afternoon. At Sweeper Channel, a couple of Greater Scaup posed nicely for … Continue reading