I've had lots of opportunity to study hundreds of redpolls close and at length lately, with the "big" Sibley close at hand and I'm still not confident to make...
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Paul Suchanek
paulms99824
Mar 3, 2008 1:17 am
I have also looked at a lot of redpolls at close range over the last couple of weeks, and I only identified my first hoary redpoll the other day. Attached are...
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shorebirdsis
Mar 4, 2008 5:47 am
Anyone interested? One volunteer field assistant (birds) position available at Kanuti NWR We're looking for an enthusiastic, "woods-wise," and fit individual...
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Paul Suchanek
paulms99824
Mar 5, 2008 12:12 am
This PM, a western grebe was located off of Fish Creek toward the North Douglas boat launch. When I left at about 2:00 PM, it was roosting with a group of 100...
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Laurie Ferguson Craig
annielauriec...
Mar 5, 2008 4:00 pm
Happy springtime! I heard and saw my first varied thrush of the year today at 6:50am! His song is strong in volume but unsure in note (very high). Has anyone ...
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macphail
akbirder
Mar 6, 2008 1:57 am
Around noon today MC Harris & I saw five Gadwall near the mouth of Fish Creek. Not so lucky as to see the Western Grebe. deanna...
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Becky Carls
carlsfam@...
Mar 6, 2008 2:20 am
... I wonder if that was the same bird I heard at 6:10 this morning about 1/2 mile or so from you on Fritz Cove Rd? No skunk cabbage yet, but maybe this...
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Nat Drumheller
nat_drumheller
Mar 9, 2008 12:04 am
There was a very early Pacific Golden-Plover along the Salmon River in Gustavus today. Photo attached. -Nat ...
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Paul Suchanek
paulms99824
Mar 9, 2008 12:16 am
This morning there was a red-breasted sapsucker calling & drumming near the bus turnaround on the side road just past the campground entrances near Point...
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alan munro
amunro@...
Mar 9, 2008 7:27 am
Hairy rapping top of pole 11025 at 8:48 AM this morning and a Song Sparrow emitting a few rather weak notes in park at corner of 5th and Seward, 8:55. am...
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bwright1208
Mar 12, 2008 5:50 pm
Hello, For all the readers in Juneau and Douglas area: Please join Paul Suchanek and Bev Agler Thursday, March 13 at 7 pm at UAS Egan room 223 for a...
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Matt Goff
gwark_ak
Mar 15, 2008 1:18 am
I saw what I believe to be a Western Gull in with hundreds of other gulls in the Channel today (taking advantage of fish processing effluent). Photos with a...
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Paul Suchanek
paulms99824
Mar 15, 2008 10:45 pm
This AM, a pair of trumpeter swans landed near a flock of Canada geese near Eagle Beach. After about 15 minutes, they took off and headed northward on their...
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Nat Drumheller
nat_drumheller
Mar 16, 2008 5:50 pm
The Northern Saw-whet Owls using the nest box with a nest-camera in Gustavus have at least one egg. The egg was first seen on 3/15. The saw-whet owls were...
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bwright1208
Mar 18, 2008 1:30 am
There was a single male at Point Louisa yesterday. It was working the tide line. It was not yet in full breeding color. There were quite a few harlequins in...
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ljljuneau
Mar 18, 2008 7:38 pm
Could I have seen Killer Whales in Fritz Cove this morning? If not, what else might they have been? Laurie...
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Merrill Jensen
glacierdawg55
Mar 20, 2008 3:24 pm
This morning (Thursday) at 7:00 am, the first robin of the season was in one of the tallest spruce trees at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum. He was warming up his...
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macphail
akbirder
Mar 20, 2008 10:05 pm
Saw my first of the season singing Am. Robin on the dike trail today. Tentative song, but music to my ears. Deanna...
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andersonmark142
Mar 26, 2008 4:42 pm
We had a brief visit to our yard by a White-throated Sparrow the other morning, also lots of redpolls, siskins and juncos. The Song Sparrows seem to be...
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Nat Drumheller
nat_drumheller
Mar 27, 2008 3:53 pm
The Northern Saw-whet Owl in the nest box in Gustavus laid its sixth egg yesterday, 3/26. Attached is a photo from 3/23. The photo was taken with a hand-held...
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deborah_rudis@...
ddrudis
Mar 27, 2008 4:23 pm
On March 13, I watched ~16 magpies fly downstream over the Mendenhall River. I have never seen a group of magpies here - even when we put out venison scraps...
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skuas
Mar 27, 2008 4:32 pm
Hi all, I heard a pygmy owl near my house Tuesday morning. It was high up on the hillside near the cornice. Bev. Bev Agler 465-3498...
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glacierdawg55
Mar 31, 2008 9:36 pm
there were 5 lapland longspurs in the Scout Camp lagoon meadow late this morning. I got a good look at the 2 males before they flushed and flew north toward...
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bwright1208
Apr 2, 2008 7:50 pm
Hello, Its time for the spring wildlife extravaganza out past the end of the road at Berners Bay again! Please join Juneau Audubon on a 4 hour cruise from...
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bwright1208
Apr 2, 2008 7:53 pm
I heard my first hooter=spruce grouse this morning. The sun was trying to peep out here near Tee Harbor. I saw many pairs of pigeon guillemots in Tee Harbor...
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Brenda Wright
bwright1208
Apr 3, 2008 8:37 pm
Sorry about that, I meant blue grouse. Brenda ps I saw 2 swans at the mouth of Mendenhall this am....
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deborah_rudis@...
ddrudis
Apr 4, 2008 3:37 am
Is anyone aware of someone banding crows in Juneau? I r'cd a call from a person in West Juneau who reported seeing a banded crow. Thanks. ...
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Beth Peluso
bpeluso
Apr 7, 2008 5:03 am
I heard my first winter wren whistling away this weekend outside my window on Douglas. He's definitely an early riser, the singing was around 6am! I also added...
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glacierdawg55
Apr 7, 2008 3:38 pm
Saturday morning, a merlin spent some time flying and calling around the Arboretum. Last year, a pair nested in the woods towards Amalga. His voice was joined...
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Gwen Baluss
gwenbaluss
Apr 7, 2008 7:00 pm
Hi AK Birders, If you are interested in a summer adventure, please view the announcement below. We also are seeking volunteers for trips lasting a week or more...
