http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/ Alaska Birding Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:15:13 GMT ak_zukes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4722 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4722 Huffman & Birch area, Northern Shrike being chased by redpolls. American Dipper in an opening of Campbell Creek downstream from Potter Rd. Steve W Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:31:39 GMT c_griz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4721 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4721 Jim H reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL sitting on a snag on the eastern end of Old Nash Road this afternoon! It's been years since I've seen one here. Happy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:48:18 GMT davidsonne@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4720 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4720 Dear friend: ?? ? ? how are you doing recently ? I would like to introduce you a very good company which i knew.They can offer you all kinds of electronical Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:19:05 GMT ak_zukes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4719 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4719 Had a Townsend's Solitaire stop by my back yard for a brief visit, near Huffman & Birch. It was run off by magpie. Posted a rather poor back view picture under Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:05:34 GMT c_griz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4718 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4718 Seward, Alaska Sporadic Bird Report November 20, 2009 Cloudy, 14º, relatively calm! The pummeling north wind finally took a rest today. I seized the Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:19 GMT Martin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4717 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4717 The Mountain Bluebird was still/again present on the west side and behind the Church of Christ yesterday, Thursday at about 2 pm. Vernon Byrd and myself found Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:04:12 GMT Nicholas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4716 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4716 Hey all, Today (19 November) around 11AM I found a Swamp Sparrow feeding near Switzer Creek off of Alaway Road in Juneau. There is still some visible grass and Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:58:32 GMT Aaron Lang http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4715 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4715 Today (11/18) at 3:05 pm I saw a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD perched at the top of a birch tree across the street from Home Run Oil, East End Road, Homer. The bird sat Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:58:41 GMT Bob Winckler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4714 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4714 Hi Birders, Larry McGee notified me yesterday that the adult Sandhill Crane that had been at Snodgrass Field in Palmer since mid-October, had left the Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:38:09 GMT c_griz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4713 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4713 Seward, Alaska Sporadic Bird Report November 17, 2009 Sunrise 9:02 am, sunset 4:22 pm, length of day 7 hours, 19 minutes; tomorrow will be 4 minutes and 31 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:30:40 GMT jloonatic http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4712 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4712 A single Rusty Blackbird in the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge early this afternoon. It was foraging in and around a small stream that was still flowing. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:38:08 GMT Aaron Lang http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4711 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4711 A few birds of note were found last weekend in Cordova. This report comes via Milo Burcham, Cordova. On November 15th Milo found an AMERICAN COOT on Lake Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:58:30 GMT David Porter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4710 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4710 At our feeders in Trapper Creek on 11/16, we had a BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE with a decurved upper mandible about 50% longer than normal.  I haven't heard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:56:48 GMT davidsonne@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4709 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4709 Near 20th and Lake Otis there were a hoard(est. 350) Bohemian Waxwings and 50 to 75 American Robins today. David Sonneborn [Non-text portions of this message Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:08:16 GMT paulncess http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4708 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AKBirding/message/4708 Around 10:00 this morning I saw a dark Rough-legged Hawk flying near MP 39 of the Glenn Highway. (This is close to "Outer Springer Loop") Then at MP 33 (on