I'm looking for George West's book, A Birder's Guide to Alaska and am wondering
if any readers have one I could borrow (to look through, not travel with). I'm
mostly interested in the Anchorage area.
Any help, much appreciated.
Lois Chaplin
Beam Hill
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Saw plenty of swallows yesterday as we made our way to and around Montezuma.
The first sighting was from the Visitor Center parking lot, a mixed flock of
Barn, Tree and Northern Rough-winged. They were busy flitting around the crane
statue, presumably picking up insects There were swallows at mo
I took a quick trip up the east side of the lake and then down to the State
Park. The usual sites were quiet. When I had a view of the lake I could see
white rafts in the middle. The water at the visitor center is opening up and
there were a lot of Canada Geese and a variety of ducks.
Down to t
Reynold the wren has been a regular around the feeders and has totally taken
advantage of the mix I have kept out for him (lard, peanut butter, chick mash
etc.). The Titmice have also been feeding on it. Yesterday, he beckoned in the
Spring-like weather by starting his Teakettle song. Up to this
A half dozen Evening Grosbeaks are at the feeders this morning once again.
Lois Chaplin
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Two males and a female are at the feeders this morning.
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Looked up to see a dozen or so Evening Grosbeaks at the feeders.
There were several Pine Siskins dining here a few days ago.
Lois Chaplin
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Other highlights included two Common Terns perched with a Cormorant on a log in
the middle of the lake, two Osprey, two Eagles, a Kestrel, numerous Swamp
Sparrows, Towhees, the regular raft of Common Mergansers, and one Bufflehead.
We had to do some dodging along the trail as a pleasant Saturday
Still lots of Common Mergansers hanging out on the lake. On Wednesday there was
a pair of Long Tailed Ducks in the mix. Was pleased to have found Song, Swamp
and Field Sparrows. There is a pair of very busy and vocal Kingfishers in the
vicinity as well.
Yesterday there were two Eagles at the ne
Lots of activity on Dryden Lake. There were two Red Necked Grebes with a dozen
or so Bonaparte's Gulls and three Ruddy Ducks. A group of Common Mergansers was
fun to watch as they would all of a sudden disappear and then pop up a few
moments later, obviously enjoying a meal. I saw an Osprey nab
Was watching a Red-tailed Hawk hunting the field adjacent to Ellis Hollow Road
when I panned to the Osprey nest by the ball field. Looked like a head (in
addition to the perch) sticking out. Lo and behold, the Osprey took flight and
confirmed its identity.
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Had my first female hummer buzzing around the deck this morning. She was kindly
suggesting I get a second feeder up. Done.
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Wow - what an eyeful of new arrivals in my yard this morning.
Hummingbird (arrived yesterday)
Oriole (had to scurry to get the orange out there)
Indigo Bunting
A flight of 13 Blue Jays arrived as well.
Nesting Wood Ducks add to the color scheme, as does the Red-bellied Woodpecker.
Lois Chapli
Enjoyed the sunshine this afternoon as I walked along the trail. It helped with
the chill in the air.
Saw Hooded, Common and Red-breasted Mergansers, numerous Bufflehead, one
pie-billed grebe.
Checked out the Eagle nest at the far end of the lake to discover it's occupied
by an Eagle. This is
Enjoying all the bird activity in my back yard (from the warmth/comfort of the
house). Have had as many as four Pine Siskins visiting the feeders over the
past several days. I just spied a Bluebird checking out one of the nest boxes
out back. This is earlier than I'm used to seeing them. So far
Earlier this year, a Robin that had built a nest on my infrequently used porch
abandoned the nest and left four eggs behind. She was apparently distraught
over the human activity. Fast forward a couple months - I return to the porch
to discover that she had returned to the nest and had two chic
I was out on snowshoes in my backyard around 7:30 last night (dusk). I was
going down towards the stream when a bird in flight caught my eye. It was
headed up the stream bed and it landed out of sight near the stream. It made no
noise - neither vocalizations nor wing noise. It appeared to be foo
We launched a canoe at Salt Point this morning and headed north for a bit of a
workout in anticipation of an upcoming Canadian paddle trip (Loon country).
What a surprise to find a lone Loon hanging out about a mile or so north of
Salt Point. He/she even gave us a vocalization, as if to confirm.
The bird activity in my yard has been most entertaining of late. The Redwings
were most disturbed by what turned out to be a weasel patrolling around the
pond yesterday. Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, I heard chattering
from what turned out to be an Oriole nest. Needless to say I was
There were two Osprey flying around the north end of Dryden Lake yesterday
morning. One landed on the new platform. This morning, I noticed that there are
sticks on the platform which I had not noticed before.
At Myers Point yesterday afternoon, I caught site of two Osprey sitting in a
tree. I
There is a Robin’s nest in my (rural) carport that has been used for numerous
years by Robins and there have been multiple broods in any given year. One year
the nest fell down but it was rebuilt by a better nest builder. Right now there
is a second batch incubating or hatched; I can’t quite tel
Three of us took the day to travel around Cayuga Lake today. The GREAT HORNED
OWL chicks cooperated for good views for starters. We saw COMMON LOONS and
HORNED GREBES at Meyers. There were numerous ducks at many of the stopping
points along the east side of the lake. There were EAGLES on nests i
Perhaps they are the ones we see in the potato fields. Snows and Canadas.
Lois Chaplin
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When I see the reports on this list of arrivals, I have learned what that means
for when I can expect arrivals in my backyard on Beam Hill. Right on schedule
for arrival here, Redwing Scout showed up on Wednesday; the gang of guys showed
up at the feeders this morning. At first I saw a half doze
While snow blowing my driveway (for the second time today), I spotted a ROBIN
in the middle of the road. I garnered some comfort from this sighting.
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I was rewarded this afternoon to find four Hermit Thrushes in the woods behind
my house. They were stealth but very busy picking through the leaf litter. I
first came upon two of them in one section of woods. I stopped and watched them
for several minutes. They too were curious , coming to withi
A visit to Dryden Lake at lunchtime was productive:
One OSPREY
A pair of HORNED GREBES, HOODED MERGANSERS
At least 3 WOOD DUCKS (nestled along the far shore in the shrubs)
Numerous RINGNECK DUCKS, WIGEONS
PINTAIL
MALLARDS, CANADA GEESE
All from the fishing dock at the park entrance.
Lois Chaplin
We made a quick trip up the east side of the lake today. With more ice having
melted, the birds are further out than they were a week ago. From Harris Park,
we saw a few ducks including numerous BUFFLEHEAD and a pair of GOLDENEYE. We
also saw an EAGLE perched in a tree on the near shore. In the
At East Shore Sailing, Harris Park, Mud Hole and at the Montezuma Visitor
Center.
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Much more open water than a week ago up the east side of the lake. Quite a few
good opportunities to scope ducks at Harris Park and Mud Lock. There were quite
a few Snow Geese swarming around at Mud Lock and resting, but a ways out. The
Eagle was on the nest.
Montezuma visitor center was open,
A walk along the trail from Weber St. to the end of the lake was pleasant and
productive for birds. There were numerous HOODED MERGANSERS, RED HEADED DUCKS,
a pair of CANVASBACKS and MALLARDS along with geese and beaver. We rustled up
two WOOD DUCKS near the far end of the lake. There were quit
Circled by bike around the fields at the T & R Center, Cornell Lane/Rte
38/Daisy Hollow Road. Lots of Savannah Sparrows. Heard Bobolinks, too.
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Earlier this week I was privy to a flotilla of Mallard ducklings making their
way along the edge of the little pond that's south of the parking area off of
Lake Road. Yesterday, I came across two different sets of goslings being herded
by parents (total of about 16. Today, there were many turtle
The Red-shouldered Hawks have returned to Beam Hill (west) and are making their
presence known with lots of vocalizations and aerial displays. There are at
least two who have been making regular appearances. My neighbor saw one with
nesting material this morning. I witnessed one land at my pond'
Front page news of my hometown newspaper- the Boonville Herald - features the
adventures of the Gray Crowned Rosy Finch in Locust Grove. It even made mention
in George Capron's column, excerpts from calls he receives at the local radio
station. Am happy to share if anyone is interested in seeing
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