{"id":3292,"date":"2025-10-06T09:20:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=3292"},"modified":"2025-10-06T09:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:20:43","slug":"saturday-october-4-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/saturday-october-4-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday, October 4, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Temps in the 50s, Mostly cloudy, wind WSW 10-20 mph<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Weather_10042025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Weather_10042025.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Weather_10042025-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Weather_10042025-500x248.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Weather, Oct 4, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alas, no last minute surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of note was a flock of Aleutian Cackling Geese which eBird said was too many!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CacklingGoose_10042005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CacklingGoose_10042005.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CacklingGoose_10042005-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CacklingGoose_10042005-500x235.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aleutian Cackling Geese, Adak, Oct 4, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, at the Seawall, I did a quick scan for stiff-wings, and boy, did I see them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of Short-tailed Shearwaters were streaming by with a few Laysan Albatross mixed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One flock after another. Each flock between 50-100 birds, with only a few seconds between flocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I only watched for about 15 minutes, but I could also see another stream of birds farther out. Just huge numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>eBird didn&#8217;t like these numbers either&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a very good trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One lifer (Siberian Pipit) and two Adak birds (the pipit and Belted Kingfisher).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My Adak list is now 171!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trip list ended at 61. Average for a fall trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s list can be viewed at <a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S277618536\">https:\/\/ebird.org\/checklist\/S277618536<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trip Report can be viewed at <a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/tripreport\/413629?welcome=true\">https:\/\/ebird.org\/tripreport\/413629?welcome=true<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will be back next May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temps in the 50s, Mostly cloudy, wind WSW 10-20 mph Alas, no last minute surprises. Of note was a flock of Aleutian Cackling Geese which eBird said was too many! 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