Sunrise 10:03 am, sunset 3:59 pm, for a total daylength of 5 hours and 56 minutes. Tomorrow will be 1 minute and 37 seconds longer.
35º with sprinkles most of the day, and steady rain this evening. Icy and slushy. Tomorrow is forecast to be even warmer at 43º , 100% chance of rain totaling 1-2”. New Year’s more seasonal forecast is snow showers at 22º.
Just before sunset around 3:30, alert local birder Kristen spotted a female KING EIDER hanging out with three SURF SCOTERS just offshore along the Waterfront. She believes this is an adult female based on her binocular views and experience as an avian staffer who works with King Eiders daily at the Alaska Sealife Center.
Luckily, I was nearby watching gulls, including a THAYER’S, and NW Crows. After she tipped me off I was excited to see the Eider and pleased to get some diagnostic photos in the dim light.
Never know what’s going to pop up next!
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report Reporter
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