Steve, There were nesting Great Horned Owls on the Mendenhall Peninsula last month - two fledged successfully. The Fritz Cove merlin (about 1 mile on the left)...
Hi. I will be in the Anchorage and Seward areas next week and am planning to take a tour boat out of seward to do some serious birding Kenai Fjords, Chiswell...
I think there is one company with different names. At any rate the 8 or 9 hour trip is excellent. They stop for lunch at a calving glacier, lots of birds and...
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Aug 2, 2003 5:51 am
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Hi, I used Kenai Fjord Tours in 2001 and took the full day trip. The Captain was Mark Bartholomew I believe. This tour was recommended on one of the birding...
Hi all! I went up to windfall lake this weekend to see if I could spot the rumored nesting trumpeter swans. I did see three swans, but not well enough to...
I'm glad you went up there. Was thinking of doing that myself now that I am back in Jueau for a little while, to try to confirm nesting there. They definately...
gwen baluss
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Aug 5, 2003 9:06 pm
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Hi all! I had a couple requests to let everyone know when the Vaux's swifts returned to the Mendenhall glacier area. I saw four today (around noon) winging...
1:30 pm 8/7/03...a view from the nw side of the federal bldg up Perseverance valley ..There is a flock of about 100 gulls riding the the up drafts around 7th...
Andy Smoker
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Aug 7, 2003 9:39 pm
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I saw the same activity nearer marine park about 12:15 and wondered what they had found. d macphail ... From: Andy Smoker <andy.smoker@...> To: bird bunch...
MacPhail
bandmac@...
Aug 8, 2003 1:29 am
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It'd be interesting to know if there is a particular insect bloom ...say.. stone flys out of Perseverance Basin that are aggregated by a particular wind vector...
Andy Smoker
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Aug 8, 2003 2:57 pm
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I know this behaviour from Black-Headed Gulls Larus ridibundus in Germany. The BH Gulls caugth small beetles in flay. Best, Rolf Nessing Germany 53°07ŽN...
rones@...
Aug 8, 2003 4:58 pm
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If you have an opinion about the proposed land swap between Sealaska/Cape Fox Native Corp. and the federal gov't. stump land for forested area above Berner's...
MacPhail
bandmac@...
Aug 11, 2003 2:04 am
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Weird findings on the beach - wings and heads of lesser yellowlegs. Anyone have insight into this bizarre finding? Saturday morning our neighbors found 13...
I just returned from Petersburg after visiting friends there for the weekend. Although it wasn't a birding trip, this pair of common murres closely approached...
I have lost my binocs (actually they were stolen) so if anyone is aware of someone selling some Swarovski please contact me, Sukey 523-0827. Thanks....
Somebody was wondering about a bunch of yellowlegs wings? I heard from my college ornithology teacher about a flock of shorebirds hitting a power line (or...
gwen baluss
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Aug 15, 2003 12:29 am
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I've received a message from yahoogroups that they will no longer save attachments in the messages file. All existing attachments will be erased on Aug. 21....
This is a trip report sent me by Macklin Smith, who was always my favorite Birdchat correspondent because he is not only a superb birder but he writes so well!...
Hey all! My wife and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weekend we just had to go kayaking overnight into Berner's Bay. On the way back, we paddled...
Hello Birders, The USFS is will continue its waterfowl survey in the Mendenhall recreation area this weekend. Migration has begun, so this survey may yield...
gwen baluss
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Aug 25, 2003 9:55 pm
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The usual large, flocks of mixed species of warblers, kinglets and other birds are passing through the area, offering the promise of rarities for those willing...
We are taking a cruise up the Gulf of Alaska, starting from Vancouver 7 September. We will be in Ketchikan 9 September (7-3), Juneau on the 10th (7AM-8PM),...
BIRDERS: THOUGHT YOU'ALL MIGHT FIND THIS INTERESTING. FOR THOSE THAT CANNOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT, THE CONTACT EMAIL IF YOU SEE ONE IS: julie.morse@... ...
gwen baluss
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Aug 27, 2003 7:42 pm
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Some observations from over the weekend... On Friday at north Portand Is reef, 19 oystercatchers 1 Cassin's auklet & a red-necked grebe & one coho (male,...
Andy Smoker
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Sep 2, 2003 9:43 pm
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Lisle Hebert from Nickeodeon Theatre just called to tell me that they will be showing Winged Migration this weekend! Time for some indoor birding. SHOW TIMES ...
Greetings, birders, Karla beat me to it announcing this movie screening! I discovered the schedule today posted on the theatre door. I hear it is a wonderful ...
During most of August I've heard murrelets calling as I jog at about 5am. I noticed that as of about a week ago they've stopped. I assume they've moved on....
Andy Smoker
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Sep 3, 2003 7:40 pm
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Lisle Hebert of Gold Town Nickelodeon Theater just called to say that scheduling for the movie got mixed up and he's just learned that he won't be getting...
Nina suggested that I share information on the Alaska Birds statewide list for Rare and Unusual Birds (the only other active public bird list I'm aware of in...
