(/1/06 130 PM There are 6-8 Cedar Waxwings behind Priovidence Hospital near Providence House including at least one juv. Dave S. ...
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Sep 1, 2006 9:44 pm
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September 1, 2006 Seward, Alaska Sporadic Bird Report The morning woke with a sunny smile and then shut down again a few hours later, apparently exhausted with...
We still have cedar waxwings in Homer. I have seen them all summer since about June. Wednesday morning I had seven fly over my place at Mile 7.4 East End Rd....
9/2 After work yesterday I relocated the Cedar Waxwings eating berries (I think cherries) in a tree between Providence House and the hospital. There were about...
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Sep 2, 2006 1:48 pm
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I walked over to Goose Lake late yesterday afternoon and was delighted to see the grown chick out on the water, seemingly alone. After I had proceeded out of...
It was a Butte of a day on Bodenberg Butte! We lounged in the sunshine with a light south wind for about 5 hours and watched the show - 106 raptors & 571...
The emails from the Sartors who've been posting raptor sightings from the Butte reminded me that I'd not visited the birds of prey exhibit at the Anchorage...
I took advantage of the 3-day weekend and headed to McCarthy. I birded a couple of new spots: Aspen Trail in Glennallen and a brand new trail behind Kenny...
Hey all, I just got back from a weekend trip to our cabin on Healy Lake (near Delta Jct.). There was lots of birds around. I saw multiple flocks of about 20...
I'm awed by the number of robins I'm seeing around E. Anchorage. The other day I ran in for a quick check on the cedar waxwings behind Providence (didn't see...
Yes, we've had probably 20 or so at a time eating chokecherries (the red-leaved ones, not the birdcherry P. padus) in our back yard. Many more than I've...
I've been lurking on the list for a while but thought this might be interesting enough to pass along. Last Monday morning my wife and I were doing some birding...
Very interesting, Carl. Maybe the kingfisher isn't worried because it knows the sharpie won't dive into the water? Could also have been a naive juvenile...
From an out of state viewpoint... We have quite a few Kingfishers and small raptor species here on the Oregon coast. My wife and I have seen Kingfishers evade...
Thursday, 9/7 The VENT group that is going on the cruise to Attu starting tomorrow birded the Anchorage Bowl today. Their most interesting bird was a third...
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Sep 8, 2006 6:42 am
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Forwarded with permission of original author via CA and FL list serves. Dick Prentki Anchorage AK Prentki@... ... covered some ground in the past...
Hello Dick, The center of this storm passed within 50 miles of us here at Shemya on the evening of the 6th with gusts to 76mph. It has been a very slow fall so...
Thanks Jason, Georgia, and Chris. I'm starting to think that kingfishers have a pretty wide range of possible responses to raptors. This one with the...
A juvenile has rusty spots in its breast band and could be mistook for an adult female. But I doubt if you would be able to see those when its flying. Chris...
I'm finally getting around to some of my late spring photographs and was taking a careful look at a couple of Dowitchers I got at the end of May. I noticed...
Saturday, September 9, a saw a flock of 16 cedar waxwing in the same general area where I usually see them. This is the highest count of individual birds so...
- RBA * Alaska * Fairbanks and Interior * September 11, 2006 Birds Mentioned Golden Eagle Bald Eagle Harlan's Hawks American Kestrels Black-Billed Magpie ...
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Sep 12, 2006 1:16 am
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September 11, 2006 Seward, Alaska Sporadic Bird Report Sunrise 7:16 am, sunset 8:30 pm, 13 hours, 14 minutes daylight, tomorrow will be 5 minutes and 25...
Does anyone know what subspecies of spruce grouse is up in Denali? I saw a male that seemed to have a mix of both subspecies according to the Sibley guide I...
As a mirror of International Migratory Bird Day, the wildlife agencies and Bird Treatment & Learning Center are bidding birds goodbye at an outdoor party on...
Walked over to Goose Lake and around it to Mosquito Lake today. The Pacific Loon chick with one parent is still present on Goose Lake; both were feeding as I...