Thanks to this group, still less than a month old, Peggy and I have also have found a new Alaska bird. Last night, April 1, we heard Western Screech Owl in...
Did a brief search at 5 PM; birds found were Barrow's Goldeneye (several) Common Goldeneye (several) Northern Pintail (1 male, small pond) Belted Kingfisher...
The previous daily record count for Golden Eagles at this site (66) was smashed yesterday with 83 counted in 5 hours of observation. Also observed: 2...
Hi Birders, Due in large part to the detailed directions provided by Thede Tobish and Buzz Scher, Mat-Su Birders members Delesta Fox, Dave Carter, Linda...
I'm reposting this report because the subject line should read "...Owl," not "Owls" and the posting should have been rewrapped prior to sending! Sorry!! Bob W....
Hi Birders, We most likely mis-ID'd the Black Guillemot in the list of additional species appended to our Seward-WSOW report from April 2nd & 3rd. I'm going...
Do any of you plan to be watching hawks and golden eagles along the Glenn Highway this Saturday? Also, are these golden eagles being spotted at any particular...
It is very likely we will be up there this Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting (sometimes a last minute decision). Persons considering doing the drive up...
This AM there was a female Red Crossbill with the horde of Redpolls on my feeder. David Sonneborn Anchorage ... From: paulncess <pncfritz@...> ...
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Hi Alaska birders, I am planning a trip to see my brother in Anchorage in June and I want to get some <quality> birding in and am trying to figure out how to...
hi Mary Ann, If seeing certain species is a consideration, that might help determine what you want to do for your wildlife adventure. Three do-it-yourself...
Hi Mary Ann and AK Birding folks, If you'd like info on birding in the Kachemak Bay / Homer area, visit www.birdinghomeralaska.org to view local checklists,...
Anchorage Birders, I am looking for someone that would like the opportunity to show this year's recipient of the Tim Shantz memorial scholarship award some of...
I'll try to drag out the May Schedule. If I 'm not on call I'll do it. Dave S. ... From: Wilderness Birding Adventures <wildbird@...> To:...
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Yesterday 4/7 I birded around the Palmer, Wasilla area. Nothing to write home about 4 Northern Pintails flying, Common mergansers here and there. Today I...
Delesta Fox and I would be happy to take her out for Anchorage birds. Chris Maack Anchorage On Friday, April 8, 2005, at 04:28 PM, Wilderness Birding...
At 11 am, there were at least two Townsend's Solitaires and several Bohemian Waxwings working the upper slope of a snow-bare, south facing mountain, a short...
Bob...I do not believe it was the PIGU. I looked very closely at the white in the wings and did not see the black triangle. I know it is difficult to see...
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Drove past Potter's Marsh to see how much open water there is and there is some and of course two swans were right in the middle where there's no place to pull...
Chris - I added a couple photos of the 4-10-05 Potter Marsh swans in the photo folder here. Trumpeters, right? What a pleasure to see those swans. Andy...
Very good, Andy! I can see the lipstick lines on the beaks. Chris Maack Anchorage ... <image.tiff> ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I heard the first "real" spring american robin this evening from my back porch in Palmer. On Saturday, Susie Hayes and I counted 30 swans on Mud Lake, and 20...
Delesta Fox and I were at the Spenard Crossing this morning, enjoying the morning light and fresh breeding plumages. Saw many male and one female Bufflehead, a...
Birding on the South Klondike Highway between Skagway and Whitehorse, I found lots of snow buntings along the whole length of the road, a gyrfalcon at Tutshi...
Congratulations to all who put this site together!!! It's better than anything else available at 2 o'clock in the morning! I've got a question. It's not...
That's awfully early for a white-crowned to have migrated in. There have been overwintering ones counted on the Christmas Bird count, so possibly your guy just...
Started early this morning. Took a quick look at the pond across the highway from the gravel loading platform in Palmer. No ducks at all and I will be quite...
I had one start calling before 8 PM Thursday night on Exit Glacier Road, on the walk-in portion past the gate. It was just beyond the "40 mph" signs. He was...