Common Sandpiper on beach rocks Common Sandpiper in flight What did I just say yesterday. 6 eyes are better than 2. Around lunch today Barb called me and said they had a Common Sandpiper at the Clam Lagoon Seawall. I rushed right over in pounding wind and
Read more →Juvenile Baird’s Sandpiper The Shorebird migration continues to be great on Adak this fall. Lots of variety to keep us on our toes. Nothing too rare but this juv Baird’s Sandpiper was only my third for Adak. Still a strong showing of Pectoral Sandpipers and Sharp Tailed
Read more →Just a few shorebirds today. Didn’t see the Garganey again but most of the teal moved off of the Lagoon right now so I imagine he is with them. A nine shorebird day is pretty good for Adak! Wood Sandpiper_1 Sharp tailed Sandpiper_3 Pectoral Sandpiper_2
Read more →Garganey and Aleutian Green Winged Teal flying together These two birds were the highlight of the evening. Also at the lagoon was 33 Sanderlings, 3 Western Sandpipers, 3 Sharp Tailed Sandpipers and 2 Pectoral Sandpipers.
Read more →Juvenile Red Necked Stint I couldn’t decide which picture I liked better so what the heck I posted both! (-: I am sure this is the same RNST that I first saw with the Sanderlings on the 3rd. Other birds of note was a flock of 15
Read more →Juvenile Red Necked Stint With a stiff West wind blowing tonight I decided to head out to the lagoon to see if anything of interest was around. I haven’t been out birding in several weeks. I found a flock of Sanderlings right away way out
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I found this gray male “hawking” earthworms on the gravel road near the SW corner of Clam Lagoon tonight around 8pm. Seems we are having a little “fallout” of Cuckoos on Adak. Now if I could only somehow make one of these guys into an Oriental Cuckoo
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Here is a pictoral highlight of my trip to Kenny Lake in Central Alaska two weeks ago. The one bird that I wasn’t able to get a picture of was that of a Sora. One was calling the whole time I was at the lake but never
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Here is the bird if the day. Just proves that some of the best birds on Adak are pure chance and you should always be ready to bird. That is why I try to always take my binoculars and camera with me everytime I leave the house.
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I discovered this nest back at the beginning of May but never was able to see the adults more than the very top of the females head on the nest. At the time I assumed it was a Peregrine nest. On June 6th I was able to
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