Favorable West winds continue on Adak today with excellent results. Fall 2011 is by far the “best” fall I’ve had on Adak in terms of numbers and variety of shorebird species. What a treat. Our second Common Sandpiper was found this morning in Sweeper Creek and the
Read more →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
Read more →Male Hawfinch at the NSGA “forest” Here is a pictoral highlight of the last week birding on Adak. The Hawfinch that I found at the National Forest stayed for a few days and then disappeared. Then on the 18th I found another one (or more likely the
Read more →Today the flock of Sanderlings was being very photogenic. I wish this Dunlin was banded because I would bet its been wintering here on Adak with the Sanderlings for the past 4 winters at least. Every winter I have one Dunlin and I have pictures each year
Read more →Here is my bird of the day. My Second Red Knot for Adak and both have been winter birds. My first record was a single in this same spot on Clam Lagoon on 11JAN10. This bird could very well be the same bird back again for another
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