A first year white-crowned sparrow was at my house in Oceanview all day. It was hanging out in the brush pile and feeding below the feeders in the back yard. ...
Homer: Beluga and Lampert Lakes have frozen. Mud Bay is beginning to freeze with ice accumulating on the shore. Despite this late shorebirds are persisting...
It's definitely getting to be winter. A couple of lakes still have a small amount of open water. East Chester\Chester Creek area Mallard Greenwinged Teal ...
Dave Sonneborn, his friends Dave and Troy and I made a try at seeing the Marsh Wren. It was a beautiful calm day out there. Perfect for hearing or seeing our...
Winter is creeping in, but we still have wonderful birds!! In Mainer Lagoon on the 28th 2 minima CACKLING GEESE were seen and on the 31st a BAR-TAILED GODWIT...
Below is the executive summary for the spring 2009 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Monitoring Project. This was a Kachemak Bay Birders citizen science project. If...
Hi Birders, I've just received word from Dan Gibson (UAF Museum) that the Alaska Checklist Committee has voted unanimously to add Marsh Wren (Cistothorus...
This morning Robin spotted an ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD on our feeder in Homer! It's been coming and going since 9:30am (it's 10:30 now). Between feedings it sits in...
The ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD spent the day coming and going from our feeder again today--it first showed around 9am and was around until dark. I've posted some...
An addition to the list interesting birds currently in Homer: male WILSON'S WARBLER today (11/9) on the Calhoun Trail, downtown Homer. Anna's Hummingbird...
I had an adult Red Throated Loon flying over Sweeper Creek today. Although common back in the 70's this is only the second bird I have seen in the last two...
A very late Adult Sandhill Crane on the fields at Palmer Airport yesterday afternoon. I watched it for quite a while and it didnt appear to be injured. It was...
While in Homer to see the continuing Anna's hummerbird, my wife and I found a single LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER today, 11/10/09, on Mud Bay near the base of the...
I watched a Buteo (probably Rough-leg) buffetting in the wind at Potter this AM (without bins), had a 1st cycle Glaucous Gull over the CARRs Aurora (Minn and N...
Hey all, Two days ago on 10 November a local birder in Juneau found a Long-eared Owl near the Juneau Golf Course which is near the airport. The bird was...
Just a few notes of interest for Adak this week. On the 11th of NOV there was still one Wilson's Snipe sporting around in the marshes of Lake Andrew. This is a...
Today at 15:30 I saw a dark Harlan's Hawk flying south by the intersection of Seward Meridian and the P/W Highway. This sighting is several days later than...
Hi Birders, The stained adult Sandhill Crane, first reported by a Butte resident on Nov. 6th, and the subject of akbirding posts #4686 and #4691, is still at...
On Wednesday afternoon, there was a medium/large flock of ~100 Waxwings in the trees at the corner of Spenard Road and E Turnagain Blvd near Gwennie's. The...
I'm hoping to have some one help me identify a bird. I'm am an amatuer and hope that the description will help give the bird species so that I can do some...
Despite the fresh snow this morning and the icicle on the feeder the ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD has made it a full week in our yard in Homer. It is still here this...
An ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD has been coming to a feeder on Portlock Drive for a whole week—it's still there today. (A very lucky hummingbird to have found this...
NOVEMBER 2009: Monthly Meeting featuring “Birding In Africa.” Date and Time: Thursday, November 19, 7:00 pm Location: BP Energy Center Description: Avid...
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Hi Birders, As of today at 3:30 PM, the lone adult Sandhill Crane is still in Palmer at the south end of Snodgrass Field, about 20 feet to the east of where it...
Here's a big thanks to the many that responded to this inquiry. Everyone said Stellar Jay, we looked it up and it certainly is. We have the flock of about 4...