Seward, Alaska
Chilly and blowing but sunny and beautiful at the beach. Frozen jellies, aliens from the undersea universe, lined the tideline. On the frozen silty mudflat, Jack Frost had etched delicate, intricate patterns resembling feathers and flowers. When the frost subsequently sublimated, the designs remained etched in the fine silt. Tattered remnants of seaweed spun round and round, creating perfect wind circles amongst the etchings.
I found a single female SNOW BUNTING gleaning seeds from a fallen stalk of beach rye grass. I’ve been looking for Snow Buntings ever since a flock of about 40 zipped overhead and disappeared into the grasses on November 9. I heard them on several occasions since then, but never had a chance to get a photo. I hope this one will refind her flock.
Just as I was leaving, a BELTED KINGFISHER expertly hovered above a sliver of open water in the pond, somehow compensating for the terrific blasts of wind as if it were a lovely summer day. Tough birds all!
Happy Birding!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report Reporter
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