Seward, Alaska
As of today, I have not yet heard any Swainson’s or Gray-cheeked Thrushes at Exit Glacier. Other thrushes made up for their absence: ROBINS sang sweetly from treetops and HERMIT THRUSHES poured out a fantastic symphony, declaring their territories in such beautiful song.
A visitor stopped to ask me about a peculiar whistle like an alarm that she heard last night, worried enough to go outside to check her RV. She was relieved to learn it was a VARIED THRUSH, confirmed by yet another hidden whistler nearby.
Most of the usual warblers have arrived and sing lustily: WILSON’S and YELLOW WARBLERS are recent arrivals, joining the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. I'm still waiting for the TOWNSEND’S WARBLER.
FOX SPARROWS and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS continue, and both TREE and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS have recently arrived, twittering and swooping overhead.
Exciting times!
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report Reporter
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