Was out checking the marshes around the airport yesterday. Found 3 Snipe which after studying the pictures all look like Wilson’s Snipe. It appears to me the the Wilson’s actually winter on Adak. And the Common Snipe are only migrants that show up in the spring from
Read more →This is the main bird that comes to my feeder on a regular basis. The Aleutian subspecies griseonucha is non migratory and about 15% larger than other Rosy-finches.
Read more →Feeding frenzy! After a snow storm the finches really hit the feeders hard. Then as soon as the snow melts the birds dwindle back to just the 10-15 local birds.
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