Beautiful sunny day! Bear
Lake, about 7 miles north of Seward still had ice due to our chilly nights, but
it was disappearing fast.
Bear Lake creek is famous for
its dippers and I was not disappointed. I watched one preen and then dive to gather sunken twigs and
leaves for a nest. This was interesting to me as their nests seem predominantly
made of moss. Perhaps these flexible twigs help provide structure.
A pair of BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
floated near the ice edge, possibly waiting to nest. I heard a MERLIN calling
from a hidden perch high in a spruce tree.
Along the Iditarod Trail,
blueberries bloomed and handsome bumblebees were busy pollinating them. VARIED
THRUSHES, a FOS HERMIT THRUSH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and a PACIFIC WREN sang in the
forest. It was a lovely spring day!
Later that evening in town
around 11 pm, I heard a GREAT HORNED OWL hooting from the base of Mt Marathon.
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report
Reporter
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