Went down to Kenai yesterday, Jan. 2, and spent three hours looking along Kenai riverfront for ivory gull as did Toby, Todd E., and Ken Tarbox. No luck. Some...
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Matt Goff
gwark_ak
Jan 4, 2007 11:12 am
(Apologies for the cross-post to the two birding lists, but I thought this might be interesting to at least some people from different parts of the state.) ...
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paulncess
Jan 4, 2007 2:05 pm
Cecily saw a Robin near the Palmer Library on January 2nd. I assume its the same bird Dave and Wendy Carter reported a short time back. Paul Fritz, Palmer...
Homer has hosted this winter a large flock, around 200, of AMERICAN ROBINS. There were around 130 in this year's CBC and around 200 seen at once in the days...
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c_griz
Jan 6, 2007 4:00 am
2006 Seward Audubon Christmas Bird Count Report Count Day: December 30, 2006 Low 26º, high 32º, winds 0-15 mph, snow depth 15" to 36", cloudy with periods of...
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Marguerite
tajaz654
Jan 6, 2007 9:08 pm
I am new at bird identification, and had this one visit my feeder today, I live in the Memory Lake subdivision in Wasilla. I tried to find it in my book but...
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Dody Kettler
rfkettler
Jan 6, 2007 9:29 pm
Hi Marguerite! That is a beautiful Steller Jay you have. Your pictures are really nice! Dody...Knik River Road ... -- Dody http://kettleralaska.blogspot.com/ ...
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Prentki
prentkiak
Jan 6, 2007 9:37 pm
The bird is a Steller's Jay. The ones we have in Alaska are darker and do not have the white streaking around the head that is shown in some bird books. One...
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Chris Maack
cwmaack
Jan 6, 2007 10:40 pm
Well, you're doing great on the photography and not bad on the IDs. Dody identified the Steller's Jay for you. Among the others, the one labelled "Hawk" is an...
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Marguerite
tajaz654
Jan 7, 2007 12:56 am
Thank you Dody, Dick and Chris!! I knew it would turn out to be something common, lol. The book I am using showed the blue on the body to be a sky blue, the...
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r_macintosh
Jan 8, 2007 5:01 pm
Hi Marguerite, I think the adult cormorant on the left in your comorant group shot is a Red-faced Cormorant. That bird has enough pale facial skin around the...
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todd_eskelin
Jan 8, 2007 6:15 pm
I have a note referencing an old Cinnamon Teal sighting from the 60's on Tustumena Lake. I am having trouble finding any more info about this sighting....
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Marguerite
tajaz654
Jan 8, 2007 8:46 pm
Rich, I found and posted, in my album here, a close-up of my original photo (digital) to show the detail in the face and bill. I can see the details you...
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tgtljo
Jan 8, 2007 9:07 pm
A Northern Hawk Owl spent a few hours in the Turnagain Neighborhood at the north half of Foraker Drive on Sunday (1/7). I saw it 2-3 times being pursued by...
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Carla Corin
cwcalaska
Jan 8, 2007 10:10 pm
A flock of probably 200+ Bohemian waxwings was around our yard in mid-south Anchorage near Arctic and Dimond finishing off the chokecherries and mountain ash...
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Brownlee, Sirena
warblerak
Jan 9, 2007 1:24 am
For those of you who missed this in the Anchorage Daily News on December 30 - here are the results from the anchorage CBC held on December 16. Audubon...
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Beth Peluso
bpeluso
Jan 9, 2007 2:15 am
Nice photos Marguerite! I think the unnamed sparrow is a Lincoln's--it has the buffy stripes on its face and very crisp streaks on its chest, like someone...
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davidsonne@...
Jan 9, 2007 3:45 am
January 8 THede's Hawk Owl was seen about 5 blocks further east on Loussac Drive at 3 PM today. It was on the east side of the road sitting on the top of a...
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c_griz
Jan 9, 2007 7:25 pm
I noticed that Marguerite's red-faced cormorant family photo was shot in Prince William Sound. We here in Seward brag about being the eastern-most edge of its...
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Marguerite
tajaz654
Jan 9, 2007 8:57 pm
Thank you Beth! I am not positive of the habitat, its just been too long ago. I think it was up at Hatcher Pass, in the area where there is still brush but ...
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Marguerite
tajaz654
Jan 9, 2007 9:03 pm
Thank you Carol! The boat trip out of Seward is my very favorite place to bring visitors. The bird rookeries are a fantastic site, as of course are the other...
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Antep9@...
georgia_k_conti
Jan 10, 2007 2:27 am
At lunchtime today, I had to run home and found that flock of 200+ waxwings visiting the trees in/around my house (off Strawberry between Northwood and Jewel...
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ditthead
Jan 10, 2007 2:57 am
The Anchorge Christmas Bird count has no Golden crowned kinglets although my group saw one and reported it and I was pretty sure I heard that others also had...
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Chris Maack
cwmaack
Jan 10, 2007 5:58 am
You could check with Steve Matsuoka about that, Bob. Chris Maack Anchorage ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Bob Winckler
matsubirder
Jan 10, 2007 6:51 am
Hi Georgia, It looks as if the URL that you provided for the waxwing wing images has apparently been changed. The correct URL is <http://www.ups.edu/ ...
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wkeys_99503
Jan 10, 2007 7:06 am
I had a report about a week ago from a lady who thought she saw Rosy Finches at her feeder near Boniface and Tudor. She had seen them several days in a row,...
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Antep9@...
georgia_k_conti
Jan 10, 2007 9:13 pm
Yes, Whitekeys, I did see a lone Gray-crowned Rosy-finch at a feeder near DeArmoun and Old Seward Highway. The homeowners were very gracious to let me enter...
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Nancy DeWitt
arct1c_warbler
Jan 11, 2007 7:13 am
Marguerite, I have to agree with Chris Maack that your sparrow is a Savannah. I've banded hundreds of Savannahs and Lincoln's Sparrows, and your photo just...
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Beth Peluso
bpeluso
Jan 11, 2007 5:44 pm
Thanks for your note Nancy, I didn't know fall Savannah's' lost their yellow (and I'm definitely no sparrow expert!). Learn something new every day! Beth...
