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| 6/2/2017 thru 6/20/17 We traveled around Alaska! After a brief stop in Anchorage, we flew to Adak Island in the Aleutian chain where we met up with John of Zungunruhe Birding Tours and had a great pelagic trip (3 albatross species!). Thanks, John and the crew of the Puk uk! Then it was on to Barrow (phalaropes and eiders!), Nome (Bristle-thighed Curlew and Golden Eagle nest!), and finally out to the nesting cliffs of St Paul Island (Red-legged Kittiwake and puffins AND where we ran into a herd of 200 reindeer). Click on NEXT PAGE below to go back in time. More pics coming soon. |
| 6/14/2017: Nome, Alaska: Alaska Airlines is wonderful and they got us everywhere on time! So we made it to Nome and headed out to see if we could sight a rare Bristle-thighed Curlew. We DID see them and hear them! There seemed to be a threesome that wasn't going to work out well and these flew around us a couple of times. THEN, another calling pair came over the ridge. We were actually pleased to see some regular old Whimbrels so we could compare field marks! The wild flowers were incredible. |
| 6/15/2017: Nome, Alaska: A definite highlight of our Nome stay was an eye-level Golden Eagle nest with two chicks! We SO wish we had had a week (or even an extra day) to stay and photograph them! |
| 6/15/2017: Nome, Alaska: Short-eared Owl , Hoary Redpoll , Common Redpoll , gray-cheeked Thrush , Red-throated Loon , Sandhill Crane (Lesser/Northern), Lapland Longspur , Semipalmated Plover , Semipalmated Sandpiper , White-crowned Sparrow , and Whimbrel . |
