Seward, Alaska
The sprinkler transformed the
front yard into a bird magnet over the past few days. VARIED THRUSHES, ROBINS,
and a FOX SPARROW hopped across the greening grass, plucking worms and other
invertebrates from the thatch. A ROBIN industriously collected dried grass,
filling his beak with more and more nest material until he sported a walrus
moustache. Reaching his carrying capacity, he flew to a nearby spruce and
expertly wove it into a lining for a lovely cup nest. Such wonderful basket makers!
Robin C the birder, reported
a FOS TOWNSEND'S WARBLER in my yard, but I was unable to refind it.
Later that evening at 8:30
pm, we observed two HUDSONIAN GODWITS, 3 DOWITCHERS, 1 SNIPE, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and a LEAST
SANDPIPER at the head of the bay under gray skies and cold south wind.
At midnight and at 3 pm, the
SAW-WHET OWL was still calling on Mt Marathon.
Update: on May 13, a broken
Robin egg was found under the nest. I hope the rest of the eggs are OK.
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report
Reporter
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