Aug 12
SW Point
Arctic Fox
the fox appeared to be tame, and possibly lame.
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| Arctic Fox |
This other individual looked up from the rocky shore. Maybe it is waiting for its next meal to fall from the sky. I saw two sets of bird skeletons on the 1 km trail to the hill by Antone Lake. So it is possible to find a fallen bird.
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| Arctic Fox |
Wandering Tattler
like it does in Vancouver area, walks along rocky shores.
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| Wandering Tattler |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
juvenile on a board that reads '' Our Wildlife, Our Future.''
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| Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
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| Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
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| Thick-billed Murre |
Cory agreed to take me and another photographer here to see if we can find something different. When we arrived, dozens, maybe even 100 Red-legged and Black-legged Kittiwakes gathered on the sand spit. And of course Rock Sanpipers and Ruddy Turnstones were around. 3 Western Sandpipers and a Gray-tailed Tattler were also foraging. The tattler somehow disappeared soon after it was spotted and was not seen again in the evening.
Ruddy Turnstone
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| Ruddy Turnstone |
Then the kittiwakes dove in. Fish! Lots of them!
Black-legged Kittiwake
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| Black-legged Kittiwake |
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| Black-legged Kittiwake |
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| Black-legged Kittiwake |
Aug 13
Antone Lake
After several tries, we finally arrive early enough to have time to do the hike. Visibility is limited, otherwise this would be a good place to get Horned Puffin shots. Unlike Reef, where nest holes are out of view, many nests can be seen from the top of the hill.
Horned Puffin
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| Horned Puffin |
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| Horned Puffin |
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| Horned Puffin |
Tufted Puffin
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| Tufted Puffin |
Red-faced Cormorant
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| Red-faced Cormorant |
Black-legged Kittiwake
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| Black-legged Kittiwake |
Red-legged Kittiwake
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| Red-legged Kittiwake |
Snow Bunting
first year
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| Snow Bunting |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
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| Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
SW Point
Snow Bunting
Adult
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| Snow Bunting |
Salt Lagoon
Even more Kittiwakes are fishing today at the rising tide. Didn't see any Red-legged Kittiwake diving though.
Black-legged Kittiwake
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| Black-legged Kittiwake |
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| Black-legged Kittiwake |
Gray-tailed Tattler
breeds in Siberia and migrate through the pribilofs in springs and falls.
managed to take a few photos before this one takes off,
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| Gray-tailed Tattler |
Rock Sandpiper
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| Rock Sandpiper |
Russian Orthodox Church and Old King Eider Hotel. Now only Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch stay in the old hotel.
Hospital is one the left side of the road, and across it is a cemetery. Pretty convenient.
Aug 14
It was rainy, misty, windy and low light the whole morning, so no birding. We just stayed in King Eider Hotel/Pen Air waiting area. One end of the L-shaped hallway leads to the airport and the other to hotel rooms.
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