I had a spotted towhee show up in my yard this afternoon. This species is very rare for the state. It only showed itself twice but may stick around. Let me...
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Mary Claire Harris
mharri2
Nov 9, 2010 11:49 pm
What a day! Deanna MacPhail and I set out to see what we could see on North Douglas. Stopped by Paul's, but no Towhee yet, just Juncos, Chickadees, and a...
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Paul Suchanek
paulms99824
Nov 10, 2010 11:35 pm
There were very few birds along the Airport Dike Trail this morning but there was a White-throated Sparrow hanging out with a White-crowned Sparrow near the...
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Mark Schwan
markamb2001
Nov 11, 2010 4:04 pm
Good morning Eaglechat on this Veteran's Day. As a reminder, Juneau Audubon is having it's monthly meeting and program tonight, November 11, 7pm, at UAS in...
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Steve Zimmerman
callorhinus
Nov 12, 2010 12:01 am
Has anybody on Eaglechat heard or seen a Barred Owl recently? Dave Porter and Chris Mannix will be in Juneau this weekend and they are hoping to find one. If...
5043
bwright1208
Nov 13, 2010 3:24 am
I saw 17 swans on Auke Lake today. And perhaps a gazillion mallards? Has anyone been seeing swans there regularly? I stop every time I go by and this was my...
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Mark Schwan
markamb2001
Nov 14, 2010 1:26 am
Earlier this afternoon, 11/13, at Eagle Beach, out along the water's edge, a juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper was hanging with a flock of Rock Sandpipers and...
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Matt Goff
gwark_ak
Nov 18, 2010 3:58 am
A possible Ruddy Duck was reported at Swan Lake in Sitka today. I was able to get some photos of the bird, and it seems good for a juvenile Ruddy Duck to me. ...
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Scott R a y
mryakima
Nov 18, 2010 5:50 am
Speaking as a birder from central Washington state where Ruddy Ducks are common, I would agree that this is either a female or juvenile ruddy duck. Scott R ...
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Nicholas
upupa_epops200
Nov 18, 2010 11:29 pm
Hey all, Today around 1:45PM, there was a Northern Hawk Owl perched on one of the spruce trees in the fields at Brotherhood Park. I saw the bird again at...
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deborah_rudis@...
ddrudis
Nov 19, 2010 12:33 am
And it is (was) in the WildMeadow neighborhood at ~3:10. That is the street just past the park (north side). HAOL was sitting atop a ~ 20' foot spruce along...
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Paul Suchanek
paulms99824
Nov 22, 2010 1:38 am
A hybrid male Common X Barrow's Goldeneye was hanging out with a flock of Common Goldeneyes today near Picnic Cove (False Outer Point), Douglas Island. It is...
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Beth Peluso
bpeluso
Dec 3, 2010 7:01 pm
I'm compiling a list of Christmas Bird Counts in Alaska: dates, contacts, meeting times, etc. (sorry for any cross-posting, I wanted to catch all the lists)....
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Mark Schwan
markamb2001
Dec 4, 2010 3:33 am
Juneau Audubon is conducting another Tracks and Signs outing tomorrow; led by Kevin O'Malley. This is Saturday, December 4, 10am to noon at the Mendenhall...
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jeffreysauer2007
jeffreysauer...
Dec 8, 2010 11:17 pm
Reminder: Juneau Audubon meeting Thur. 7 pm UAS Karen Blejivas presents on Bats of Southeast Alaska...
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Julie Coghill
photoalaska
Dec 14, 2010 12:12 am
Have two immature varied thrush at my feeder this afternoon. Mostly have only been having juncos and jays. Julie Coghill 3 miles N Douglas...
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deborah_rudis@...
ddrudis
Dec 16, 2010 9:16 pm
Just had a PEFA fly by my office window! Headed in the direction of the Valley PO ( must have to mail something ....) -deb ...
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deborah_rudis@...
ddrudis
Dec 22, 2010 8:16 pm
that was for you - not Eaglechat! -d...
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deborah_rudis@...
ddrudis
Dec 22, 2010 8:16 pm
(See attached file: Kissling et al 2010 factors influencing owl detectability.pdf)...
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ddrudis
Dec 27, 2010 8:12 pm
Yesterday, we had a tree sparrow at our feeder area w/a flock of juncos. It has not shown up yet today. (I do have a photo - not dwnlded as yet.)...
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Michael Fleischhauer
fleischhauer...
Dec 27, 2010 9:37 pm
We have *sparingly* put out some seeds for our little ground-feeder friends, and just a few minutes ago I saw Juncos, a Savannah (?) Sparrow, and a warbler...
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Deanna Mac Phail
akbirder
Dec 27, 2010 10:12 pm
Deb, 'Our' Tree Sparrow has been hanging around since the 17 of Dec. I thought we'd been feeding it well, but apparently you have lured it away with some ...
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Karla Hart
KarlaHart
Dec 28, 2010 10:00 pm
A flock of about 30 in the trees at the back of the park....
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deborah_rudis@...
ddrudis
Dec 29, 2010 9:01 pm
from TIME (Nov) If you have not seen the accompanying photo gallery it's quite graphic. ...
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Matt Goff
gwark_ak
Jan 3, 2011 8:56 am
The 2010 Christmas Bird Count in Sitka was held on the second day of the new year. It was hard to argue with the weather - temperatures were in the 40s, a ...
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Gwen Baluss
gwenbaluss
Jan 3, 2011 7:03 pm
Has anyone seen "Patty's" Harris sparrow lately? Just wondering if its worth a morning expedition from the valley.  I was there in the afternoon a few...
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deborah_rudis@...
ddrudis
Jan 3, 2011 8:51 pm
Where do chickadees spend winter nights? ...
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Paul Suchanek
paulms99824
Jan 4, 2011 3:42 am
I saw the Harris's sparrow on Dec. 23. I looked for it briefly a couple times since but haven't seen it although it is probably around yet on the hillside...
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michelle_kissling@...
michelle_kis...
Jan 4, 2011 10:22 pm
See request for reporting marked shorebirds, below. Â Please note also that all marked birds should be reported online at the Bird Banding Lab website. ...
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Becky Carls
carlsfam@...
Jan 4, 2011 11:29 pm
Well that was simply amazing! About an hour ago I was in the midst of a flock of hundreds of pine siskins that flew up our hill and then flew all around me for...
