http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/ A discussion group for Alaska birders Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:19:45 GMT Pat Watt http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4668 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4668 Doing the COASST survey yesterday at Eagle beach - lots of picnickers with kids having fun with mud slides - saw three brants and a swan. Didn't get close Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:01:03 GMT gwenbaluss@... http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4667 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4667 I failed to find any Gray-cheeked thrushes, or Paul's Least flycatcher, but had some nice birds  none-the-less.   Macgillivray's warbler, pretty male Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:48:37 GMT Steve W. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4666 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4666 Mostly typical species. Notable for me 2 Barn Swallows in Skagway, 1 Great Blue Heron, thought I saw a swift but it disappeared in the shadows of the trees. 2 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:43:01 GMT Paul Suchanek http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4665 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4665 Just got back from Haines where I was checking out the local avifauna and hiking trails over the past couple days. There seem to be warbling vireos about Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:24:45 GMT bwright1208 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4664 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4664 Hello, Addison Field, curator at JD city museum, is looking for a couple of bird experts. The museum is planning for next summer's main exhibit. In 2010, they Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:48:18 GMT deborah_rudis@... http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4663 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4663 sorry - a bit more explanation was requested Skwy = Skagway. There I do two off-road routes for & with a staff member from the Klondike Goldrush Nat'l Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:07:58 GMT deborah_rudis@... http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4662 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4662 I did breeding bird surveys in Skwy (tues-thurs) & JNU (Sun) and nothing exciting to report. bummer.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deborah Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:37:00 GMT Agler, Bev (DFG) http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4661 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4661 Hi all, I saw a Sandhill Crane on the wetlands on Saturday afternoon. Also about 14 Le Yellowlegs and one greater. Otherwise, it was pretty slow. Sunday, Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:29:14 GMT glacierdawg55 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4660 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4660 Sunday afternoon at Scout Beach, we observed a dozen brant on the tide flats for a good half hour. They appeared to be either 1st summer birds or very worn Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:22:48 GMT Mark Schwan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4659 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4659 I thought I'd just mention a couple of bird observations. There have been several previous reports of Cassin's Vireos in Juneau this spring/summer. One of Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:04:07 GMT deborah_rudis@... http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4658 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4658 I will be out of the office starting 06/23/2009 and will not return until 06/25/2009. I am in Skagway working with the Nat'l Park Service through Thurs Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:53:22 GMT Laurie Craig http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4657 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4657 P1030102.JPG P1030103.JPG This little fledgling hung onto the side on my Auke Lake house for a few minutes today until it could climb up the siding for a Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:02:23 GMT Paul Suchanek http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4656 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4656 There was a least flycatcher singing this morning (6/22) well up in Perseverance Basin. It was about 1/2 mile from the end of the main trail (up past the Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:56:03 GMT Mark Schwan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4655 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4655 Juneau Audubon is sponsoring a wildflower walk tomorrow (Saturday) morning at the Eagle Beach Recreation Area. I know this isn't a bird posting, so I hope Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:18:56 GMT Laurie Craig http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4654 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4654 I saw the pair of Eurasian collared doves along the airport dike trail at 8:30pm on Tuesday, June 16. Thanks to all of you smart birders who shared the news