Seward,
Alaska Sporadic Bird Report
Another
cold clear day, with temps in the 20s and a north wind.
Robin
C reported 6 ROBINS, 6 JUNCOS, and a single RUSTY BLACKBIRD at the horse corral
this afternoon. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS sang like it was spring from the tops
of the cone-laden spruce trees at Two Lakes Park.
Lots
of bird action at Lowell Point this afternoon too. While I was intently
searching the alders and spruce along the road, looking for little birds like
juncos and perhaps a brambling or two, a gangly GREAT BLUE HERON suddenly flapped from one
spruce tree to another, then disappeared into the branches so only the tip of
its long bill and a bit of lanky belly were visible.
The
young spruce and alder clump across the road seemed alive with sparrows. The
musical song of the WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW attracted my attention first. I found
two, then a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, and a DARK-EYED JUNCO. They took turns
hopping up on a branch in the sun. Why couldn't the Brambling do that, I
wondered. Then a LINCOLN'S SPARROW popped up for its turn. I haven't seen a
Lincoln's for a while.
More
action high in the spruce tops drew my attention to the PINE SISKINS,
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and JUNCOS. Ah ha! There was that colorful fellow! In
the sun, mostly unobstructed, busily feeding on spruce seeds for more than a
millisecond. All my criteria
except for close. Nonetheless, it was great to see the BRAMBLING again. Then
off he flew, the sun went down, and that was that!
In
other news, yesterday, Jim H reported a KINGFISHER in the north harbor around
10 am, 2 GREAT BLUE HERONS on the pilings by the Alaska Sealife Center, a pair
of MARBLED MURRELETS at Caines Head and another pair at Tonsina around 1 pm.
Happy
Birding!
Carol
Griswold
Seward
Sporadic Bird Report Reporter
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