April 1st and I finally heard a thrush by the garage. Saw a RB Nuthatch and two stellar Jays turning over leaves under the raspberry patch looking for food. ...
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Andy Smoker
andy.smoker@...
Apr 4, 2005 2:37 pm
re: AK ravens...had a Foodland 'parkinglot raven' spot me with a sandwich as I left the store ...it shadowed me all the way to Marine Park (about 0.5 mi?)...
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macphail
bandmac@...
Apr 5, 2005 2:23 am
It's still early up the trail, a few inches of soft snow as you get around Ebner Falls. Lower down several singing Robins & Varied Thrushes. A pair of Bald...
Last Wednesday we walked along Calhoun and went down near some feeders by the federal building. On the way we saw/heard juncos, pine siskins, redpolls and red ...
Thanks for the report on Camping Cove. I've been wondering about the new cabin. Sounds like it's worth checking out. Cheers!...
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macphail
bandmac@...
Apr 6, 2005 5:49 pm
Prolonged, well it seemed long to me, perhaps 15 minutes, of territorial dispute at merlin nest site, end of Kelly Ct. Mendenhall Valley. The raven was at the...
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macphail
bandmac@...
Apr 8, 2005 1:14 am
Along with Mallards & Hooded Mergs, a pair of Ring-necked Ducks were feeding on Pioneer Pond this afternoon....
The first spring bird walk for 2005 occurred on a somewhat breezy, cloudy, occasionally rainy, and cool morning. Only six birders made it out to the...
This morning at Pioneer's Home marsh, I saw a redwing blackbird singing high in an alder tree. Also seen were the two ringnecked ducks reported a couple days...
Had our first varied thrush of the year visit or backyard today. Stayed around for quite a while until it became annoyed with the flock of noisy, overly active...
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Jon Pond & Gladi Kulp
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Apr 10, 2005 8:42 pm
We were thrilled to have several pine grosbeaks at our feeder this week as well as a hairy woodpecker on the suet. Heard a varied thrush one morning but never...
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Andy Smoker
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Apr 11, 2005 2:50 pm
Two non-avian signs of spring, my boat in the harbor that needs mold removal inside & moss removal outside, the last chair yesterday at Eaglecrest with an...
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Linda Shaw
linda.shaw@...
Apr 11, 2005 3:38 pm
Four kingfishers! All yesterday and all sighted while driving on Egan. One at the McNugget intersection amongst the skunk cabbages, one perched in the roadside...
We drove out the road on Saturday and decided to drive by the Salt Chuck at Amalga but unfortunately I forgot binoculars because there was a swan swimming out...
Saw one Kingfisher at Crystal Lake on Friday. My lab (she seems to attract birds) was swimming after a stick and the Kingfisher was flying right above her...
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Linda Shaw
linda.shaw@...
Apr 11, 2005 4:33 pm
Sylvia's Dredge Lakes report reminded me that I saw GBH there last week, early morning, flying up from one of the main lakes (I don't know the names as well as...
Thanks, I try ! : ) Sylvia Bach Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Water Administrative Unit Phone: 465-5175 Fax: 465-5177 ... ...
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gwen baluss
gwenbaluss@...
Apr 11, 2005 5:58 pm
Yes, the GCKI are on a rampage now, and the viewing opportunities are excellent. Another good opp, this a.m. at brotherhood bridge a big windfall of spruce ...
I was out there yesterday and bumped into the swan hanging out with a large number of canada geese and mallards in the salt chuck. The noisy, alert geese made...
Images from Sunday's outting to Peterson posted here: Flirting mergs: http://www.pbase.com/akclimber/image/41974410 ...
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Kim Titus & Deb Rudis
akwildlife@...
Apr 12, 2005 7:27 am
also one at Pioneer Home pond & at a usual spot at Auke Bay. No RWBB yet (checked on Sat) at pond behind community garden. -ddr ... From: "Linda Shaw"...
I might have to go out there again and this time, take my binoculars and digital camera with me. A couple years ago we were out at the Salt Chuck and there was...
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Linda Shaw
linda.shaw@...
Apr 12, 2005 5:43 pm
Super photos Joe! How did you get that bufflehead at eye/water level? Its a delightful perspective and I love the one little drop of water hanging off the back...
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Andy Smoker
andy.smoker@...
Apr 12, 2005 5:45 pm
they'll take care of multiple broods... when I worked at Petersburg Crk (accross the narrows from the city of Petersburg) in the early 70's I watched an eagle...
Thanks! The eye level perspective comes from a combo of getting the camera as close to the ground as possible and the distance to subject which decreases the...
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gwen baluss
gwenbaluss@...
Apr 12, 2005 9:10 pm
Common mergs are interesting. According to the species account, cretch formation is common. The politics of how this happens is unclear, but sometimes a mother...
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Linda Shaw
linda.shaw@...
Apr 12, 2005 9:22 pm
.....and thanks to you and Andy for sharing this info - interesting!!!...
Hey guys-- On the topic of Common Mergansers and mixed broods: If anyone wants to see this mixed-young phenomenon in action, spend some time around the ...
