Temp in the 50s, partly sunny, occasional light shower, Wind WNW 15-25 mph

No new birds to end the trip.

We searched for the Eurasian Sparrowhawk some more, but did not find it.

You can see some more details on the sighting at http://franklinhaas.com/EUSP/EUSP.html

Here is the mushroom that I mentioned last week. It appears to be Volvariella speciosa. I now have encountered all of two species of mushrooms on Adak. New slogan — Adak: Not a mycologist’s paradise!

Volvariella speciosa, Adak, September 13, 2016.

Our flights home were uneventful until we got to the Philadelphia Airport. At baggage claim, one of our bags showed up on the carousel, but then it stopped. It turned out that there was some mechanical problem with the conveyor belts down below. It took over an hour before the rest of our luggage appeared!

The trip was a great trip.

It started out with great looks (and numbers) of Short-tailed Shearwaters, a Red-throated Loon for our Adak list and a rare (for Adak) Red Knot.

The second week started off in the doldrums, but finished with a bang — a first confirmed North American record of Eurasian Sparrowhawk! Note: John Puschock had a Eurasian Sparrowhawk on Adak a few years ago, but was unable to get diagnostic photos.

Our triplist was only 52 — 2 below our average, with no Asian passerines and few shorebirds.

We will return in May.