{"id":3649,"date":"2026-10-04T00:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T04:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2026-10-07T13:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:13:18","slug":"saturday-october-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklinhaas.com\/wordpress\/saturday-october-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday, October 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Temps in the 50s, mostly cloudy, occasional light rain, wind SW 20-40 (yes 40!) mph<\/p>\n\n\n

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Weather, October 3, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Hard to stand upright today. I used my Kestrel (an anemometer) to measure the wind speed today. It was steady in the 20s gusting regularly to 40!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So hard finding birds. But, I did find a few…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had two Redpolls at the National Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Redpolls, Adak National Forest, October 3, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Those were the only new birds today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gulls from yesterday appear to be hybrids of Vega\/Slaty-backed\/ Glaucous-winged or some combination thereof. So, do I get to count all three?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wind made all bodies of water out here white-capped.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kuluk Bay at Candlestick Bridge, October 3, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

But the wind also gave the larger birds play time.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bald Eagles, Andrew Lake Rec Center, October 3, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

But one was unwelcome.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Unwanted feeder visitor, Andrew Lake Rec Center, October 3, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I also had several Common Ravens playing in the wind (but no photo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Seawall, the usual Harlequins and Eiders were close to the shore sheltering from the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Harlequin Ducks and Common Eider, Seawall, October 3, 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

No sign of yesterday’s mystery bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trip list is at 45.<\/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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