Seward, Alaska
15 BLACK BRANT spotted
recently in Resurrection Bay, landed at the tide’s edge this evening,
accompanied by a pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS. This seems very late in the
spring for Brant to still be migrating. It is also unusual to host them,
especially such a large flock, in the Seward area at this time.
SOOTY SHEARWATERS and JAEGERS were also
reported in the bay. Perhaps these birds are harbingers of more pelagic and
unusual species pushed by the huge storm hovering out in the Gulf of Alaska.
The three RED KNOTS fed
steadily, probing up to the entire length of their bills into the mud to find
Macoma clams, which they tossed down whole. I was privileged to watch first the
breeding plumage male, then a second Knot take a bath and then preen while the third continued
to feed.
They have come a very long
ways, and still have a long journey ahead. The deadline to start raising a
family up north is rapidly approaching. I hope they make it!
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report
Reporter
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