Hi! I guess coots aren't as unusual around here as I thought, but I thought I'd make a posting anyways: we have a coot (American) in Crescent harbor in Sitka....
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bbpaige
Dec 5, 2003 2:58 am
Sure enough, two black-capped have turned up today in a flock of chestnut-backed chickadees at a Gustavus feeder, the first record for the species in the...
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steve zimmerman
callorhinus
Dec 5, 2003 5:34 am
Matt--I'm pulling together the bird sighting record for the Fall Migration period. Unfortunately, I am unable to remember your last name. Sorry about that....
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Mark Schwan
markamb2001
Dec 11, 2003 9:09 pm
For those interested birders in Juneau that haven't heard, this year's Christmas Bird Count is this Sunday, December 14. This is the first day of the official...
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tigerslilly7
Dec 12, 2003 12:33 am
Hi, I just joined this list and am hoping someone can answer some questions. My questions arise from my bible study. The question began on a bible study...
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bbpaige
Dec 12, 2003 3:13 am
There were four horned larks on the Gustavus beach Dec. 9. Are there other winter records for the species in SE AK? No winter records are shown in the most...
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Mary Jefferson
mjefferson2knit
Dec 12, 2003 6:29 am
I can add these birds for your "feeder" bird count if under the feeder counts... 4 robins 1 varied thrush 50 juncos 1 golden crown sparrow Mary in Juneau,...
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Laurie Ferguson Craig
annielauriec...
Dec 17, 2003 12:03 am
Dear Audubon Alaska Board Members: With initial support from the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, we are now advertising the Director of Bird Conservation...
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steve zimmerman
callorhinus
Dec 23, 2003 5:25 am
Hi, folks. Attached is the Juneau bird report for the fall migration season (August - November). Please let me know if you have any additions or corrections...
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Karla Hart
karlahart2002
Dec 23, 2003 10:44 pm
fyi - the Fireside Chat program at the Mendenhall Visitor Center has programs of interest to birders. Here is the January schedule, warm off Larry Musarra's...
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Mark Schwan
markamb2001
Dec 31, 2003 9:51 pm
This is a heads up for Juneau birders. I was contacted by Mike Millar an hour ago about a large white heron/egret at Salmon Creek. I met Mike and his wife...
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davidsonne@...
Jan 1, 2004 8:38 am
Please keep me updated on that especially if it 's not a Great Egret. I could come down Sat if it's a Little Egret or something else fancy. Willis Okeech is...
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ninam@...
ninadee2001
Jan 1, 2004 7:20 pm
It's a birding tradition to take note of the first birds of the year that you see. Mine were a pair of lovely predawn harlequin ducks, through my scope through...
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Debi and Mark
markamb2001
Jan 1, 2004 10:24 pm
A quick update for folks. Doug Jones saw the bird near his house yesterday around 1pm and got a so-so picture in a hurry before it flew away and was able to...
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Laurie Lamm
mnaklamm@...
Jan 2, 2004 6:18 pm
Happy New Years! On new year's day I saw a bird that was new to me - the gray-crowned rosy-finch! There were 5 of them on Telephone Hill downtown behind the...
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ninam@...
ninadee2001
Jan 3, 2004 7:15 pm
Saw the bird, or similar bird, when I emerged from Safeway nearest-to-deli exit this moring 9:40, it was headed over the Mendenhall post office towards the...
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David W Riccio
driccio
Jan 5, 2004 2:11 am
I spent the afternoon at Lena Cove today. There was a single swan there for most of the afternoon. It was on the Beach walking near the tide line for about an...
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Robert
rob_mckn
Jan 5, 2004 6:49 pm
I saw the great egret yesterday about 11:00 a.m., in the open water of Duck Creek, near the Church of the Nazarene (in the Valley, across from the theater). I...
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Karla Hart
karlahart2002
Jan 5, 2004 7:45 pm
A couple of high school students are planning to do Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Pigeon Watch Urban Bird Studies project in Juneau this winter...
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Andy Smoker
andy.smoker@...
Jan 5, 2004 8:35 pm
mine was a Hawaiian coot at the Aimakapa fish pond near the boat basin in Kialua Kona Hawaii...Aloha....
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Steve Lewis
red_goshawk
Jan 5, 2004 9:42 pm
Karla, In my work with goshawks, we have needed to target some pigeon hotspots. One is under the AK Ship Chandlers (by the government docks by the Douglas...
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Karla Hart
karlahart2002
Jan 5, 2004 11:08 pm
Thanks. This is really helpful. I know they are around but haven't had reason to register where....
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Mark Schwan
markamb2001
Jan 8, 2004 4:54 am
Thought I should send this out to Eaglechat . . unfortunately, the Great Egret was found dead near Fritz Cove Rd. yesterday, January 6th. The bird was...
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Kim Titus & Deb Rudis
akwildlife@...
Jan 8, 2004 7:24 am
I had a yellowlegs fly over the dike trail on Monday. Cold day for both me & the bird -ddr...
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Jon Pond & Gladi Kulp
jpgk@...
Jan 8, 2004 4:14 pm
Hey Deb -- congratulations for making the front page of the Empire :-) scary, eh? glad it was no worse than wet and cold -- take care, Gladi & Jon...
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gwen baluss
gwenbaluss@...
Jan 9, 2004 2:48 am
Hope it was of natural causes! Hello to all from Patzcuaro Mexico, where great egrets abound. My first bird of the year was probably a house sparrow, but I was...
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Kim Titus & Deb Rudis
akwildlife@...
Jan 9, 2004 7:58 am
it was quite an eye opener! And I guess I learned my lesson.... i'll send you my wolf story from today! -dr ... From: "Jon Pond & Gladi Kulp" <jpgk@...> ...
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Luke DeCicco
wheatear200
Jan 11, 2004 9:07 pm
Hello all, I just found out that Frontier Flying Service Inc (http://www.frontierflying.com/) is going to be flying out to Gambell and Nome this summer. They...
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Kim Titus & Deb Rudis
akwildlife@...
Jan 12, 2004 6:55 am
Pygmy owl seen today (Sunday) about 12:30 as i was driving down the Eaglecrest road. It flew acoss the road - very jay-like flight, and perched atop of a snag...
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Linda Shaw
linda.shaw@...
Jan 12, 2004 6:35 pm
Think it may have been a goshawk, but not sure. Much larger than a merlin....
