Seward,
Alaska Sporadic Bird Report on the road to Homer
On
the journey to Homer, I detoured to the beach at Ninilchik to stretch and walk
the dog. The first thing I noticed was the beach rye grass poking out of the
snow in the day use area. The second thing was a small group of BUNTINGS riding
the seed heads to the ground. Almost incidentally, I did notice the spectacular
scenery featuring rugged snowy volcanoes across Cook Inlet. I slipped into my
winter gear as the north wind was brisk, and grabbed my cameras and binocs.
I
eased past the five Buntings to get the sun behind me, then turned and started
clicking away. Two of the group (40%!) were stunningly white McKAY'S BUNTINGS!
By walking slowly, at times sinking past my knees in the soft snow, I managed
to get quite close. The plucky birds left interesting, erratic tracks, pushing
through the light snow like little plows.
The
two McKay's posed together at times, but seemed to mingle freely with the other
3 SNOW BUNTINGS. What a show!
Happy
Birding!
Carol
Griswold
Seward
Sporadic Bird Report Reporter
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