{"id":3616,"date":"2026-10-01T00:49:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=3616"},"modified":"2026-10-07T13:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:14:51","slug":"wednesday-september-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/wednesday-september-30-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday, September 30, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temps in the 40s (up to 50), rain all day, diminishing late afternoon wind SW 10-15 mph<\/p>\n\n\n

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Weather, Sept 30, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Rain, rain, rain. After three fairly nice days, today was not fairly nice. The southeast winds brought hope of pelagics, but they were not very strong. Maybe tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In spite of the weather, I added the Northern Shoveler and Tufted Duck to my trip list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake Shirley is used by the gulls and terns up here as a freshwater bathing location. There is usually a steady stream of birds flying in and out most of the day. Today, the Slaty-backed Gull was using the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Slaty-backed Gull, Lake Shirley, Sept 30, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Slaty-backed Gull, Lake Shirley, Sept 30, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As gas prices are rising and falling around the world due to the man-baby in the White House, the price is the same here as last year…<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gas Pump, Adak, Sept 30, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I didn’t say it was cheap…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mentioned earlier that Ptarmigans were scarce this fall. But there are still enough around to play the “We are too dumb to get off the road” game. See this video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1vNWT-26EsPOEbuSHPq4cC0Fpm4epXYMa\/view?usp=drive_link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone else left today, so I am the only birder here for now. I got word that a few others may be arriving later. I will see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trip list is at 44.<\/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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