Welcome to AK Birding and the very first posting Lets start off this new AK Birding list with a question about Cackling Goose, split not long ago from Canada...
Buzz Scher and I went out to Eagle River on Sunday to attempt to see what a homeowner (w/feeders) described as a probable Brambling. Did not see the bird in...
As of this moment on day 2 of this list's existence, there are now 17 members. Welcome! I know no details except what I read in the Homer newspaper, but the ...
Hello all, Well, just an update on what's happening in Fairbanks: we've got owls! Lots of them, night time owling has been quite good with our best night...
Greetings All, There is a wonderful treatment of the Canada/Cackling Goose complex covered on David Sibley's web page. The specific URL for the Canada/Cackling...
Hi all -- Thanks for starting up a statewide group. Here in Juneau we seem to have small numbers of Cackling Geese come through each spring and fall. I...
Hello, Well, yet again Nick Hajdukovich, Hosanna Tolman and I went out and did an owl survey last night, March 11 on Standard Creek Road. We did 11 miles...
Warm weather is apparently providing possibly very early midge hatches here in Anchorage, along lower Ship Creek, where there were easily 350-400 Bohemian...
Delesta Fox and I heard a Saw-whet owl calling at mile 3.7 of Arctic Valley Road last night (March 14) at about 8:30 p.m. After driving further up the road...
There was at least one Barred Owl in Gustavus (southeastern AK) last night, 3/16. Phoebe Vanselow and I heard one hooting at 10:00 p.m. while out listening...
Hey all, My father and I went down to Delta Junction today (March 19). interestingly we saw 2 Golden Eagles migrating over the burn near Bolio Lake, on Meadows...
Hi Everyone, Many thanks to Gordon for starting AK BIRDING!! Small numbers of Cackling Geese are usually mixed in with flocks of migrating L. Canadas during...
Thanks for the info on Cackling Goose migration. I am interested in seeing how this develops. Peggy and I went to Seward Saturday March 19 to listen for W....
Greetings Alaska Bird Chatters, I would like to inquire amoung all of you what the interest might be in a contemporary field guide to the Birds of Alaska?...
Greetings Alaska Bird Chatters, Several of you have called me personally about the error of my e-mail adress. I inadevertantly gave my old pti e-mail address ...
Greetings Alaska Bird Chatters, Yahoo accounts does not allow for the use of an active e-mail (other than a yahoo account) in their posts. My active e-mail...
I am forwarding this message received on March 23 from future list member Pat Pourchot: <snip> bob dittrick and i went down to seward last week (?) and heard...
I am planning a trip to Western Alaska, specifically Lake Iliamna area sometime in late April to mid-May or so. Can anyone who is familiar with the bird...
After nearly 32 years of AK birding, I finally caught up with a W. Screech Owl. Thanks to Buzz Scher, who refound the calling bird on Seward's Old Exit...
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The Gunsight Mtn spring hawkwatch kicked off Saturday 3/26. Observers tallied 19 adult Golden Eagles including 5 in a kettle together and a surprisingly early...
Watching the mass of redpolls today and there was an odd bird amongst them. Grabbed the Binos and low and behold a Gray Crowned Rosy-Finch was feeding under...
... My apologies. Observers at the Gunsight watch stand at any of the roadside pulloffs between MP 118.5 -121 on the Glenn Hwy (Rt 1) between Sheep Mountain...
Im not sure that we can submit attachments but the Rosy Finch returned and I go off a few shots before it took off again. Please correct me if Im wrong. As Bob...
Doug, Two things. First, where are you? You should state your location in case others want to follow up on your find. Second, attachments (like your photo)...
And how close is it to Mi 119 of the Glenn? I think it would be nice if everyone who reports a sighting gave an approximate location. Chris Maack Anchorage ......
You can't submit attachments, but you can post the photos on the photo page of this group, Doug. In fact, I just looked there and someone has put up two...
Good Morning; Lets see if I can be a bit less excited this morning. The birds location was in Cottonwood Shores Subdivision off of Bogard Road between Palmer...
It certainly is an Gray-crowned Rosy Finch. Good find! Chris Maack Anchorage ... <image.tiff> ... <image.tiff> ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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