I have just updated my Birds of Adak Island Checklist and it is posted on my page here. http://adakbirding.com/bird-list/ This is my checklist that I started when I moved to Adak in the fall of 2007. I’m currently at 143 species recorded here on Adak. Of these
Read more →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
Read more →We have been having clear skys and cold days (12 to 30F) here on Adak for the last 10 days. There is several ft of snow on the ground. Winds have been almost calm most days. NOT what you would expect for Adak in the winter. I was
Read more →I arrived back on Adak Dec 4th after leaving Nov 13th for the birth of my second child. Almost a month off my beautiful island was about all I could take. I did get a wonderful little boy to bring back so that was worth it. Danian
Read more →Great Egret shore of Clam Lagoon Great Egret This November is rocking!!! My second lifer within a week! What a shocking bird to see jump up out of the grass along the road. Amazingly, it landed only a short distance away and I was able to get
Read more →Dusky Thrush Headed to work this morning with coffee in one hand and camera in the other as usual. (I know, you are thinking what hand is driving?) And just as usual some of my best birds are never when I am actually looking. I swung
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