Session #9 2012 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Monitoring Project Stragglers On Thursday, May 24th the Kachemak Bay Birders had its ninth and final shorebird...
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kennethtarbox
May 27, 2012 5:07 pm
Thanks to Steve for his recent report and to Dan for his encouragement, I arrived at Anchor River park about 7:30 pm, and walked to the mouth of Anchor River...
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kennethtarbox
May 29, 2012 4:17 am
Buzz, Lisa and I are watching a Great Egret in the marshes just north of 20 Mile River. It is feeding inland from the ARR tracks about 200 yds. We parked on...
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Ralph Van Dusseldorp
johnvan@att.net
May 29, 2012 5:16 am
From May 22 to May 28 we made our annual spring trip to the north - Whittier, Valdez, Fairbanks, Denali and back to Kenai. These are the birds we observed: 8...
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kennethtarbox
May 29, 2012 5:24 pm
Since all of last evening's posts were fired off quickly, I'll attempt to recap the events in one place. The bird was reported to Thede in the late...
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kennethtarbox
May 30, 2012 3:05 am
Connie and I just returned from Mile 81 Seward Highway (this is just north of 20 Mile River on the way to Anchorage). We were fortunate to find the Great...
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kennethtarbox
May 31, 2012 4:54 pm
AK - KEN - Seward City along shore, Kenai Peninsula, US-AK May 30, 2012 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.0 mile(s) Comments: We birded along the...
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kennethtarbox
May 31, 2012 4:56 pm
There were breeding Rusty Blackbirds on territory near the shoreline of Headquarters Lake not far from the viewing platform on Saturday, May 26. Laura and I...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 2, 2012 11:38 pm
June 2 at 2 PM there was an Eurasian Wigeon off the Public Boat Launch Road. Ken Marlow found the bird with a group from Florida. The bird was on the left...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 3, 2012 5:02 pm
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kennethtarbox
Jun 4, 2012 6:32 am
There was a non breeding plumaged Bar-tailed Godwit at the Anchor River Mouth 15 miles N of Homer, this afternoon around 5pm. Good photos were taken. Not too...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 4, 2012 6:32 am
I was on boat today in the bay here in Homer. We saw three Yellow-billed Loons, one Horned Puffin (close to Gull Island), all three scoters, including a male...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 4, 2012 6:33 am
Two brant were on the shoreline of the Kenai River in front of the Wildlife Viewing Platform. In addition there were 150 Arctic terns feeding in the river on...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 4, 2012 5:26 pm
There was a single REDHEAD at Kenai Lake Sunday afternoon near Quartz Creek campground. Couple of OSPREY along the Kasilof River. Steve W...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 7, 2012 1:54 am
Connie and I went to Kenai Lake to see if the redhead was still there. No luck. However, the Quartz Creek campground was good birding. You can walk along...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 9, 2012 11:53 pm
I have seen black bear, moose, and mountain goats on Mt Marathon, but never brown bear. Today while snowshoeing along the Bench Trail to the Bowl, I thought I...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 10, 2012 3:27 am
Birder Leanne Mahalak reported spotting an AMERICAN REDSTART male in Seward this morning. She was unable to get a photo, but said the orange and black warbler...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 11, 2012 6:54 am
Todd Eskelin reported a possible Common Yellowthroat at Stormy Lake boat launch , Captain Cook State Park. Todd heard the bird while at a USFWS training...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 12, 2012 8:00 am
Howdy Folks, [written Saturday night] I's great to be reporting Alaska birds instead of just reading about them! This weekend, while preparing for the GOS...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 13, 2012 9:40 pm
Just had a Hammond's Flycatcher at the Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna. This is a private course, so please ask the ownership for permission if you search...
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Ralph Van Dusseldorp
johnvan@att.net
Jun 16, 2012 11:51 pm
The Barrow's Golden eye on Foster's pond near my house has 7 chicks. Last year she had 10....
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kennethtarbox
Jun 18, 2012 6:02 pm
Had a great fathers day birding south of Soldotna. Report Details Date range: Jun 17, 2012 - Jun 23, 2012 Total # of Species: 36 Total # of Checklists: 5 ...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 20, 2012 6:57 am
Our group had a marvelous trip today with calm seas and bright sunny weather. We saw many species and had some especially interesting observations. A special...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 22, 2012 6:39 am
A good time was had by Ken T., Chet, Bev, George, Erin and myself. Thank you Chet for being the leader of our group. 1. common goldeneye 2. american robin 3....
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kennethtarbox
Jun 23, 2012 1:37 am
As of 4:30PM the Willet is still at Kenai. The bird is located out in the marsh near the southwest end of the freshwater ponds on the east side of the river. ...
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Ralph Van Dusseldorp
johnvan@att.net
Jun 23, 2012 1:43 am
There appear to be at least two osprey chicks in the nest on the electric pole off the dirt road, off Neer road, off Marathon road....
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kennethtarbox
Jun 23, 2012 3:30 am
The Willet flew from the large pond to the small pond right next to the Public Boat Launch Road (this is the road to the viewing platform off Bridge Access)....
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kennethtarbox
Jun 24, 2012 12:27 am
AS of 3 PM today the Willet is still flying back and forth from the large pond to the small pond and back again. The bird is spending most of its time on the...
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kennethtarbox
Jun 24, 2012 3:40 am
At 6:00 PM tonight the Willet was back at the larger pond. It was feeding and wandering over the short grass area....
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kennethtarbox
Jun 25, 2012 10:25 pm
The Willet was found by George Matz and others today from the viewing platform on the Public Boat Launch Road. It was out about 200 yards on on the edge of a...
