{"id":3601,"date":"2026-09-29T00:54:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T04:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=3601"},"modified":"2026-10-07T13:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:15:39","slug":"monday-september-28-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/monday-september-28-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, September 28, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temps in the 40s, Partly sunny, Wind W 10-15 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Weather, Sept 28, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

After checking the feeders, I went to Sweeper Cove. The bay was calm and there were a lot of alcids present. Unfortunately, they were all Pigeon Guillemots and Common Murres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tide was high, so Sweeper Channel had no mud flats (or birds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the other birders got together to walk some of the wet areas along Sweeper Creek for snipe and whatever else. While gathering for this endeavor a Peregrine and Gyrfalcon flew in. The Gyr (a brown immature) perched for everyone to get a nice look (and photos).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I arrived, a flock of Aleutian Cackling Geese were flying over. Of course, the Gyr flew before I arrived, but I found it a few minutes later as I was driving past the Power Plant.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gyrfalcon (brown immature), Power Plant, Sept 28, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I headed up to the Airport Creek Bridge (next to the Landing Lights) and another Gyrfalcon flew in and landed on the structure. This bird was an immature gray morph.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gyrfalcon (gray immature), Landing Lights, Sept 28, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I then headed over to The Marsh and had another Gyrfalcon! This one was an adult gray morph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gyrfalcon (gray adult), The Marsh, Sept 28, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

No wonder all of the Asian strays are hiding…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I checked Warbler Willows, Lake Jean, and Andrew Lake. Nothing of note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sandbags that anchor my feeders have all been deteriorating. So I am replacing them with rocks. I did the National Forest and the Blue Building today. I will do the others tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tattlers were not seen today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I was scanning at the Seawall, I saw shearwaters in the distance, so I started scanning for albatross. I didn’t see any albatross, but i did see a thousand or so Short-tailed Shearwaters. They weren’t close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When scanning these migrating streams of stiff-wings, I set my scope on one spot and let the birds fly through my field of vision. If something different shows up, I attempt to follow it. This time however, a pair of Yellow-billed Loons floated into view! As usual, very far out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aa I was leaving the Seawall, a Peregrine Falcon flew by.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Peregrine Falcon, Clam Lagoon, Sept 28, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I ran into Wilderness and they told me the Slaty-backed Gull was at the Navfac Creek Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn’t there by the time I got there, but I found it just down the road at the Airport Creek Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Slaty-backed Gull, Airport Creek Bridge, Sept 28, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The trip list is at 38.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see the total list at https:\/\/ebird.org\/tripreport\/576221<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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