This last week has had quite a few migrating birds heading South. Unfortunately they have all been two species! Sharp Tailed Sandpipers and Pacific Golden Plovers. I was getting daily high counts of 30-40 birds for both species. The Sharpies are even on the roads around town and will
Read more →Long Billed Dowitchers and Ruffs I photographed back on 17SEP in the SW Clam Lagoon area. Ruff’s have such a unique flight that they are identifiable in the air before any other plumage feature is noted.
Read more →These first 4 shots are of the first Juvenile Ruff I found in the SW corner of Clam Lagoon on the evening of the 14th. This was my first Ruff for Adak and about 25 years after I saw my first Ruff. Which was an amazing adult breeding plumage
Read more →Its always nice to have a boring “normal” bird in a flock that you are studing to keep things in perspective. Although I have always found Western Sandpipers to be cute and very photogenic. (-: This bird was with the two Baird’s Sandpipers and Little Stint.
Read more →Two juvenile Baird’s Sandpipers on the SW corner of Clam Lagoon 18AUG10. Baird’s Sandpipers have a very unique look to them and really stand out from other peeps. Their long primary extension gives them an elegant look most of the time but they can appear rather pot
Read more →Here is a juvenile Little Stint photographed in the SW corner of Clam Lagoon on 18AUG10. It was in the company of two juv Bairds Sandpipers and a juv Western Sandpiper.
Read more →Can you guess what they are? Can I say summer is finally over and its the start of the fall migration? This was a great way to start. From left to right we have a Little Stint, two Bairds Sandpipers and a Western Sandpiper. The Little Stint was
Read more →Wilson’s Snipe also typically have less white on the trailing edge of the secondaries Have I mentioned how much I love my Canon 7D??!! These shots have eluded me for years and I always came home with blurry photos and disappointment. 19 auto focus points and 8fps
Read more →Based on this website the Bar Tailed Godwit I photographed today with the orange leg flag was banded in South-East Australia. These birds are amazing!!! http://www.abc.net.au/wing/community/learningbirdinfo.htm Some more intersting articles: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070915131205.htm http://home.netcom.com/~djhoff/sb_barg.html
Read more →Flagged Bar Tailed Godwit Least Sandpiper We had our first nice low pressure storm of May this week. Unfortunately it was all East winds. Even so the system did bring in some new migrants. Record numbers of Bar Tailed Godwits are resting and feeding in Clam Lagoon right
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