Seward, Alaska
Happy Summer Solstice!
Sunrise 4:33 am, sunset 11:27 pm for a total day length of 18 hours and 54 minutes. Tomorrow will be 1 second longer, and then the days become imperceptibly shorter. Grab them while you can!
Another beautiful, sunny day, but hazy from wildfire smoke drifting south from the interior. Temps ranged from a low of 47 to a high of 60, though it felt warmer. Early morning north wind switched to south, 2 to 6 mph with gusts to 14. Cooler temps in the forecast and showers next week.
I was delighted to finally hear the upward-spiraling song of three SWAINSON’S THRUSHES as I e-biked along Exit Glacier Road. One could be even heard from the busy parking lot.
Also noted: VARIED THRUSH, HERMIT THRUSH, ROBIN (seen, not heard), ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, WILSON’S WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, FOX SPARROW, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, COMMON REDPOLL, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE (staked out at Nature Center).
Songs are dwindling as frantic parents switch jobs from choral celebrities to fast food finder/haulers, but I am still hoping to hear a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH.
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report Report
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