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Alaska: 7/15/2014 - 7/23/2014 (
Center on Map
)
Red Fox (
Vulpes vulpes
)
Red Fox (
Vulpes vulpes
)
Kenai Fjords Exit Glacier Area
Bear Glacier
Three Hole Rock
Aialik Glacier
Red Fox (
Vulpes vulpes
)
Killer Whale (
Orcinus orca
) - Juvenile
Muskox (
Ovibos moschatus
)
Short-eared Owl (
Asio flammeus
)
Mew Gull (
Larus canus
)
Pacific Golden-Plover (
Pluvialis fulva
)
Redpoll (
Acanthis flammea
)
Marbled Murrelet
Killer Whale (
Orcinus orca
)
Killer Whale (
Orcinus orca
) - with Puffin
Humpback Whale (
Megaptera novaeangliae
)
Glaucous-winged Gull (
Larus glaucescens
)
Steller Sea Lion (
Eumetopias jubatus
)
Sea Otter (
Enhydra lutris
)
Muskox (
Ovibos moschatus
)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (
Zonotrichia atricapilla
)
Long-tailed Duck (
Clangula hyemalis
)
Willow Ptarmigan (
Lagopus lagopus
) - Male
Northern Shrike (
Lanius borealis
)
American Golden-Plover (
Pluvialis dominica
)
Red Fox (
Vulpes vulpes
)
Red Fox (
Vulpes vulpes
) - And Short Eared Owl and Lemmings
Glaucous Gull (
Larus hyperboreus
) - Adult Breeding
Wilson's Snipe (
Gallinago delicata
)
Trip to Nome and to Seward over a one week period.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Nome, Alaska (7/16/2014)
Nome--Safety Sound, Alaska (7/17/2014)
Nome-Kougarok Road, Alaska (7/18/2014)
Nome-Teller Hwy, Alaska (7/19/2014)
Potter Marsh, Alaska (7/20/2014)
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska (7/21/2014)
Seward, Alaska (7/21/2014)
Kenai Fjords NP--Aialik Bay-Aialik Glacier, Alaska (7/22/2014)
Species Recorded (92)
Birds ( 78 )
Loons ( Gaviidae )
Pacific Loon -
Gavia pacifica
Red-throated Loon -
Gavia stellata
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Horned Grebe -
Podiceps auritus
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Pelagic Cormorant -
Urile pelagicus
Red-faced Cormorant -
Urile urile
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Northern Pintail -
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Greater Scaup -
Aythya marila
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose -
Branta hutchinsii
Long-tailed Duck -
Clangula hyemalis
Red-breasted Merganser -
Mergus serrator
Common Eider -
Somateria mollissima
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Bald Eagle -
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Willow Ptarmigan -
Lagopus lagopus
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sandhill Crane -
Antigone canadensis
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
American Golden-Plover -
Pluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover -
Pluvialis fulva
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Western Sandpiper -
Calidris mauri
Semipalmated Sandpiper -
Calidris pusilla
Wilson's Snipe -
Gallinago delicata
Long-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Red Phalarope -
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope -
Phalaropus lobatus
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Long-tailed Jaeger -
Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger -
Stercorarius parasiticus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Short-billed Gull -
Larus brachyrhynchus
Glaucous-winged Gull -
Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull -
Larus hyperboreus
Aleutian Tern -
Onychoprion aleuticus
Black-legged Kittiwake -
Rissa tridactyla
Arctic Tern -
Sterna paradisaea
Auks and Puffins ( Alcidae )
Marbled Murrelet -
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Pigeon Guillemot -
Cepphus columba
Rhinoceros Auklet -
Cerorhinca monocerata
Tufted Puffin -
Fratercula cirrhata
Horned Puffin -
Fratercula corniculata
Common Murre -
Uria aalge
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Short-eared Owl -
Asio flammeus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bank Swallow -
Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow -
Tachycineta thalassina
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay -
Cyanocitta stelleri
Black-billed Magpie -
Pica hudsonia
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Chestnut-backed Chickadee -
Poecile rufescens
Kinglets ( Regulidae )
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -
Corthylio calendula
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Hermit Thrush -
Catharus guttatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush -
Catharus minimus
Varied Thrush -
Ixoreus naevius
Bluethroat -
Luscinia svecica
Northern Wheatear -
Oenanthe oenanthe
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
American Pipit -
Anthus rubescens
Eastern Yellow Wagtail -
Motacilla tschutschensis
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Northern Shrike -
Lanius borealis
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Wilson's Warbler -
Cardellina pusilla
Orange-crowned Warbler -
Leiothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
Townsend's Warbler -
Setophaga townsendi
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lapland Longspur -
Calcarius lapponicus
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
American Tree Sparrow -
Spizelloides arborea
Golden-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Redpoll -
Acanthis flammea
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