Temp in the 40s, Mostly sunny, Wind NW 15-30 mph
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No sign of the thrush today.
No new species today, but new birds nonetheless.
A flock of 35 Black Scoters showed up today. And probably many other birds that I didn’t notice.
The winds are currently coming straight off the Asian coast directly towards Adak. I hope tomorrow brings something exciting.
Birding was tough today with the high winds and surf.
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Out on the Clam Lagoon Peninsula were three Sanderlings. They were very skitterish in the high wind.
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As i continued up the west side of the lagoon, I found the rest of the flock huddled in the lee of a rock outcrop.
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On the other side of the lagoon, I found another Snow Bunting.
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The other day, I noticed these tracks on the sand at the Airport Creek outlflow.
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Lisa (the refuge manager) informs me that they were made by Harbor Seals.
Not only was the wind and surf high today, so was the tide.
I certainly don’t understand tide patterns.
Here is the tide chart for this two weeks’ stay.
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The vertical green line is now (as I write this).
Notice that the past two days or so the tide has not really gone down. It has stayed in a very narrow range. Not good for exposing mud flats or Sweeper Channel!
Also notice that on some days there is a “double-dip” in the high tide. Go figure…
The rest of the week should be better.
The trip list is stuck at 54.
My eBird list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S119548771