Seward, Alaska
A few more surprises at Afognak Beach yesterday, proving how serendipitous birding can be:
A WANDERING TATTLER popped up by the pond outlet, posing as I clicked away.
A close SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and three SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS stealthily stalked flies sunning in the wrack.
The number of AMERICAN PIPITS seems to be diminishing, but there were still at least a dozen patrolling the beach and intertidal area, blending in perfectly.
I heard, but did not find a GREATER YELLOWLEGS.
I finally photographed a female YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (Myrtle), a much more subtle version of the flashy male’s crazy quilt of yellow, black, white, and gray. Males sang in the alders and hopped through the wrack and shallow tidal pools.
I also heard my FOS NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH singing away on the far side of the pond.
A flock of five industrious AMERICAN CROWS also gleaned food from the beach buffet.
Back home, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD activity really picked up. Today, two females hungrily drank sugar water, actually sharing the same feeder. Normally, they seem too territorial and aggressive to share. Maybe that explains why a male has yet to feed, resigned to wishful flybys.
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report Reporter
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