Seward, Alaska
A beautiful morning! Reflection-calm, temps in the low 30s, and no precipitation. I even forgot my warm gloves and didn’t miss them.
Sunshine like a spotlight on snowy Mt Marathon, then three wild TRUMPETER SWANS.
The usual wall of clouds rolled in from the Gulf as I enjoyed watching and photographing the antics of the seabirds at the Alaska Sealife Center in the afternoon. A wild Steller's Sea Lion rested on the old ferry dock bulwark just outside the Center, high above the water. I wonder if the four “Kodiak Killer" Orcas spotted in the inner bay yesterday had anything to do with this safe perch.
On the way home, I stopped to marvel at the swarm of ROBINS with Robin C; they looked like bees in the surrounding trees. There were at least 35; Tasha counted 47 recently.
Among them were several PINE GROSBEAKS, a male and female DOWNY WOODPECKER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES, STELLER JAYS and a couple BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES. We all appreciated the break from the rain, which arrived without invitation a few hours later.
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report Reporter
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