While walking the dogs in the Cambell Creek Track in Anchorage today, I paused to look at my dog who had stopped suddenly and was staring into a spruce. I...
John, I never heard of this sighting until you posted this question. Have no idea if this was confirmed. Gordon Tans Anchorage ... months, ... browed...
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Nov 17, 2005 7:36 pm
Kevin McGraw at Arizona State University is interested in any observations of White-Winged Crossbills in Alaska that forage on rose hips. If you have any...
I probably don't have anything that could help him BUT I just want you all to know HOW excited I was to have a flock of these birds in my yard yesterday. I...
Thanks Ed. I'll forward your response on to AK Birding. Gordon Tans ... From: notify@yahoogroups.com [mailto:notify@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of alaskabirder ...
Hi Birders, While doing my weekly Project FeederWatch count today in Settlers Bay outside of Wasilla, amongst the usual suspects (including 14 Pine Grosbeaks)...
This summer the new harbor for Nome was completed. It consists of two long causeways that curve toward each other. Through them flows the newly redirected...
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Nov 22, 2005 1:42 am
- RBA * Alaska * Fairbanks and Interior * November 21, 2005 * AKFA0511.21 Birds Mentioned Black-Billed Magpie Northern Hawk-Owl American Robin Dark-Eyed Junco ...
Today Wed. 23 November Charlie saw 60 Snow Buntings in the Plant Material Center's field. The Center is South and East of Palmer about four miles. We have seen...
On a short walk from home to the ball fields at Tikishla Park, a flock of what I guessed were waxwings flew over and alit in a tall cottonwood. Not all of them...
Driving home from work yesterday (11/23/05), I flushed a ptarmigan in our driveway. I noticed the ptarmigan had an all white tail. So I had my first...
I have a male flicker coming to peanut butter off and on for about a month. It was here (430 Donna) today for about 20 minutes at 1:10 PM. It has also been...
Today is day 3 of a imm. y-r warbler around our house at Mile 3, Petersville Rd. First heard and then identified in a serious snowfall on Wednesday, the bird...
Hi All, I just got back from birding the last two days in Seward. It's a really nice time of year to be on the coast! The best birds of the trip were two...
11-28-05 Homer, Alaska First came the family of 5 BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES. Then a lone SONG SPARROW, so dark he's off the chart, followed by a couple of...
Hi Birders, The following article appeared in November 30th's NY Times and was posted on the South Dakota birding listserv yesterday. Interesting comments on...
A first for me just a bit ago. I was out filling feeders and the normal hub hub of the chickadees and nuthatches went silent and they were frozen . My first...
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Dec 3, 2005 1:24 am
- RBA * Alaska * Fairbanks and Interior * December 2, 2005 * AKFA0512.02 Birds Mentioned American Robin Snowy Owl Varied Thrush White-Crowned Sparrow Lincoln's...
Just a comment on the article by Scott Weidensaul... Fortunately, America is ahead of the game in this one area of international policy. Bird importation has...
Hi Birders, Mike Wege of the USFWS informs me that four male McKay's Buntings were seen in Bethel on Friday. Three of the birds were captured and banded. ...
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Dec 4, 2005 8:58 pm
I believe that is normal winter range. Dave Sonneborn ... From: Jason Rogers <hawkowl@...> To: AKBirding@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, 04 Dec 2005...
Eagle River/Chugiak Christmas Bird Count December 18th, 9:00am - 4:00pm Area covered: Fort Richardson north to Peter's Creek (south parts) and up Eagle River...
My husband and I just returned from a chilly but fun birding trip to Kodiak. Thanks to Rich Macintosh's enthusiastic willingness to show us the "hot" birding...
Seward Christmas Bird Count December 24th, 9:00am - 4:00pm Area covered: Exit Glacier Road, Mile 12 to Lowell Point, Nash Road, with Seward in the circle...
If anyone is interested in a pre-holiday birding vacation, the Cordova CBC will be held on Saturday, December 17th. The Cordova count usually approaches and...
Right, Scott. The pineapple express hit us and we lost our winter wonderland. The streets and parking lots are skating rinks and there's drizzly rain from time...
READ ON if you might like to volunteer for some birding in June 2006. IF NOT, my apologies. I want to give people beyond my personal circle of contacts the...
Hi all, Despite rain and wind and generally miserable conditions, the Cordova CBC turned up a few birds. We tallied 62 species including Golden-crowned,...
