Seward, Alaska
Distracted! That is my only
and therefore, best, excuse. Cruising slowly along the Greenbelt beach looking
for loons or other suspects of interest, I saw an enormous black cloud of NW
CROWS, between 250 and 300 or more, flying up against the blue sky and white
shoulder of Mt Benson in the distance. I had no idea there were so many crows
here.
But, I also saw a raptor-type
bird flying almost directly overhead. I leaned out the car window and clicked
off a few images of the raptor, then grabbed some images of the crow spectacle
before they all settled back to earth.
I didn't realize what I had
until I got home hours later to check my photos.
A PEREGRINE FALCON!!! You can
bet I'll be looking for this treasure tomorrow!
In other news:
I refound the TRUMPETER SWAN
at the Mile 1 Nash Road wetlands, pulling up vegetation from the still liquid
pond.
The SWAINSON'S THRUSH eluded
me, but it was delightful to watch the friendly PINE GROSBEAKS, including several
red males, gobble down the Mt Ash berries. I heard, but did not locate the
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS.
As for the YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKERS, there has been no sign of them since October 27, before the flood.
I wish them a swift journey to the land of free-flowing sap.
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report
Reporter
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