Seward, Alaska
A strong NNW wind continued today, but the stinging rain let up by afternoon with temps hovering around freezing. Another dim day; no snow or ice.
This afternoon produced a surprise juvenile/immature HORNED GREBE hunkered down behind the old ferry dock sheet piling by the Alaska Sealife Center parking lot. The little guy was all alone, still sporting some juvenile face striping.
I found a couple adult Horned Grebes bouncing in the waves off Lowell Point Beach in their more expected black and white winter plumage set off by startling red eyes.
A RED-NECKED GREBE, with a longer, heavier bill, paddled a bit farther out; a nice comparison.
An industrious SONG SPARROW poked through the green algal-covered rocks on shore and scored on some juicy unidentified snacks, possibly limpets or other marine invertebrates.
On the way back to town along Lowell Point Road, many dozens of Gulls, mostly GLAUCOUS-WINGED, shrieked and dove on shredded fish scraps as a recently unloaded fishing boat sailed away from the fish processing plant.
Two Sea Otters leisurely dined while swimming backwards and belly up; one crunched on an Ochre Sea Star. I also refound the juvenile YELLOW-BILLED LOON cruising along. It’d be great if it overwintered here in Resurrection Bay.
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report Reporter
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