I’m a little late getting this post up.  My new baby is taking up most of my time. (-: Anyway, back on Dec 21st John Vanderpoel and I had the first ever Pine Grosbeak on Adak and also the Central Aleutians. Not exactly a bird that was going to help John and his big year. But I was excited for the record. Number 142 for my Adak list.

And then on Jan 2nd I found another Pine Grosbeak and assumed it was the same bird. But then after looking at the pictures to double check I realized that it was a DIFFERENT one! The second record just 10 days later. They could have shown up together. Who knows. The first one was in the Elfin Forest and we watched it for awhile so I don’t think this second one was with it that day anyway. This second one was in the Clam Lagoon Forest. I was searching for my Asian Rosy-Finch and decided to check the trees. And out popped this guy.

We have had a real cold snap hit Adak the last 3 weeks and have gotten lots of snow. So travel has been restricted. Which means birding has been much harder. I have only been able to get back out and search for the Asian Rosy-Finch twice since I found it. And thats been on my snow machine because the roads are getting too drifted for a truck. No luck finding the bird. I keep hoping it will come in to my house feeder where I have over 250 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches along with a few Song Sparrows and Snow Buntings.