Seward, Alaska
This afternoon, after tracking a
humpback whale in the inner bay (!) I spotted an odd looking harlequin all by itself right
offshore. Just as I was leaving, I snapped a photo to look at later. To my
amazement, there was that flattened head, little wing projections, and white
bits on the back of an otherwise brown, drab bird. Could it possibly be another
STELLER'S EIDER?
I zipped the
photo to Tasha who confirmed a male, young of the year. What a great finale for
2014: a humpback and a Steller's Eider!
Look for him
along the beach right in front of town by the bike path.
Happy New
Year!
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward
Sporadic Bird Report Reporter
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