What a loverly day on Adak…
Temp 50, overcast, intermittent rain, wind ENE 25-30 mph
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Hard birding.
Even many of the eagles stayed grounded!
Longspurs were hard to come by.
But a few highlights.
I had a Common Snipe at the Marsh.
Two young Horned Puffins at Sweeper Cove (too far for photos).
I had bemoaned the lack of kittiwakes other than at the Loran Station. Well not today!
I counted at least 155 in Sweeper Cove.
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In lieu of birds, here are some scenes from today.
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Here are some pictures of the eroding road at Clam Lagoon.
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As you can see, the roadbed is undercut by several feet on both sides. I hope they fix this before my next trip.
The Trip List remains at 65 and the Annual List at 86.
Today’s eBird list can be seen at https://ebird.org/checklist/S151044751
The eBird Trip Report can be seen at https://ebird.org/tripreport/160488
I leave tomorrow, so my next post will not be until Monday morning or Sunday night, depending on how tired I am.
Weather conditions will be much better tomorrow, so maybe I will get lucky and find something that today’s winds blew in… But not much birding time tomorrow (only a few hours).