[TN-Bird] Pribilof update

From: rknight@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 02:21:26 -0400
  Hi friends,
 Since things seem to have slowed down in Tennessee, I'll bring you up to speed 
on seasonal happenings here at St. Paul Island in Alaska's Pribilof Is. (in 
Bering Sea, north of Aleutians).  I have been working here as a birding tour 
guide since mid May (I was here in 2002, also).  Lots of tour groups and 
independant birders have come through seeking local seabirds, rare migrants, 
and Asian vagrants.  So far it has been a good year.

Here is a partial list (all are illustrated in the Nat'l. Geographic field 
guide):

Tufted Duck
Gyrfalcon
Pacific Golden-Plover
Com. Greenshank
Wood Sandpiper
Bar-tailed Godwit
JACK SNIPE  (5th N. Am. record)
Com. Snipe (not Wilson's)
Slaty-backed Gull
Com. Cuckoo
Siberian Flycatcher
Gray-spotted Flycatcher
Siberian Rubythroat
Eyebrowed Thrush
Olive-backed Pipit
McKay's Bunting
Brambling

Toss in regular breeders like Red-legged Kittiwake, Least & Crested Auklets, 
Horned & Tufted Puffins, and Red-faced Cormorant.

Cool, cloudy, windy days are typical.  Rookeries of Northern Fur Seals, 
occasional whales, and a carpet of wildflowers add to the fun.  No biting 
insects!!

Hope that you are having a good summer, too.  See you in September.

Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN 


 



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