Hey Carol, Do you happen to have any more information on that Purple Finch that you mentioned. This isn't the same one that was seen during the winter was it?...
HI AKBirders, I recently saw a male Bobwhite along Eagle River Road about half way between Walmart and the Nature Center. I understand these birds were...
Stacy, We have had one, last year two, in our neighborhood on East Skyline Dr. in Homer for three summers. Our elevation is 1400. It seems that they survive...
... California. I would appreciate any birding hot spots or tips for along the route. We are moving to the Napa Valley to attend The Culinary Institute of...
... Tangle Lakes, along the Denali Highway, the BLM campground on the north side of the road. Look on the rocks in the stream, particularly in the early...
HI AK Birders, Our "adopted" grandmother (a 94 year old lady that we met several years ago in California) is visiting us for a few days and is a die-hard...
To bad about the weather. Sounds like you did well anyway. I've been on generic non-birding tours and thought they did a good job with the birds. I told them I...
davidsonne@...
Aug 5, 2006 4:10 am
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I believe these are being brought in illegally. I doubt they survive the winter. As they could potentially bring in a disease that could spread to our ...
davidsonne@...
Aug 5, 2006 4:13 am
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I've heard there is a game bird farm in the Pt. McKenzie area and it may be the source of some escapees such as chukar, bobwhite, pheasant and quail. People...
I thought it was illegal to release non-native animals, fish, etc. Does anyone know? D.S. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
davidsonne@...
Aug 5, 2006 7:07 am
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I had time to bird the coastal trail from Fish Creek to Elderberry Park this afternoon. There was a female Blackpoll Warbler in a small mixed flock near Fish...
Hi Stacy, In August 2002 I saw 13 bobwhite in front of my house in Oceanview (south Anchorage). The covey of quail went over the bank into the coastal refuge....
HI AK Birders, Our visiting birder and I made a quick jaunt through the military base ponds today and decided to start at Elmendorf Hatchery again (just...
Hi Birders, Anyone interested in the legal requirements for importing non-native game birds into Alaska (N. Bobwhite, pheasant, chukar, etc.) can find the...
Aaron Lang and I had the Osprey soaring over Westchester Lagoon today. There are still quite a few Hudsonian Godwits and Short-billed Dowitchers on the mud...
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Aug 6, 2006 6:31 am
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Good researching, Bob. Now tell us more about TinyURL. Is it a feature of certain websites, or something you download to your hard drive? Chris Maack Anchorage...
Hello Alaska Birders, I'm going to be in Anchorage for a couple days in mid September (Sept 16 & 17) and am looking for any hints/tips/suggestions about hiring...
... searched ... Julie, They are in the Little Su, but easiest to view in the river near the road in May/June. After that they really spread out. I saw a...
... a ... particularly ... Richardson ... bit ... river ... saw ... by ... the above note is from Robin Turk, this was my first post and didn't realize what...
Took a birding/mushrooming walk to Goose Lake with plenty of digressions into the woods for mushrooms. They're up (Boletus edulis and Agaricus arvensis being...
- RBA * Alaska * St. Paul Island, Pribilofs * August 5, 2006 * AKSPI 1306.06 Hello Birders, this is the St. Paul Island rare bird alert for the week of July...
Gavin Bieber
kingbird77@...
Aug 7, 2006 5:37 pm
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I checked out Goose Lake and the Pacific Loon chick is alive and well! :) The chick is diving often and still accepting food from the adult. Does any...
Stacy, I was also on one of the boat tours on Resurrection Bay on Aug. 3rd, and can confirm your sighting of Fork-tailed Storm Petrels. Boats with the other...
We drove to Dawson City YT and took the Dempster Highway to the Canadian Arctic Circle August 2-7. Had planned on going to Inuvik, but it became apparent that...
Hi Birders, See the email below for Alaska Fish & Game's position on the subject of introduced game birds. This is the final word (from me) on this subject! ...
Eric Myers and I re found the second year California Gull about 1/3 mile north of the Mouth of Ship Creek around 11 AM today. This was a couple of hours after...
davidsonne@...
Aug 12, 2006 7:26 am
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Last evening after the rain stopped, my trees were 'flittering' with so many birds it was difficult to keep track. I counted at least forty 'flitters' at one...
After four previous attempts I finally found a cedar waxwing at the Old Elemendorf Fish Hatchery off of Post Road. I started birding at about 10:30am and...
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