Monday, May 29, 2023

Temp in the 40s, mostly cloudy, sunnier in the afternoon, Wind WNW 5-15 mph

Weather, May 29, 2023

No new birds today.

Up at Andrew Lake, in the lee of the wind, the mosquitos were trying to get me…

Mosquitos trying to get me…

They are normally not a problem because of the windy conditions here, but can be a nuisance if you get into a sheltered spot.

In the late afternoon, I went down to the Naval Admin Building and the Brambling there was sitting in the tree singing (?) his little heart out. The Brambling song is just a buzzy trill.

Brambling singing, Naval admin Bldg, May 29, 2023

Here is a video of the poor little fella. With all of the Bramblings on Adak right now, this guy chose the one location without any others!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17q3rn6XgjLF7VITr_QPyCWAKTvV16Gbv/view?usp=drive_link

The Trip List is still 68.

Today’s eBird list can be seen at https://ebird.org/checklist/S139850793

One-and-a-half days to go…