http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/ Beringia Birders Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:38:01 GMT Ken Stenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/508 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/508 The McKay's Buntings have finally arrived in Shishmaref! I found 50 buntings hanging around the seawall this afternoon, at least 20 appeared to be McKay's. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:25:33 GMT John Puschock http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/507 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/507 Howdy, Things have been slow since my arrival on Adak last Thursday, so slow that I should probably spell "slow" will all capital letters, a few extra o's, and Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:41:29 GMT Ken Stenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/506 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/506 Our family took maybe our last trip of the year to the Serpentine River. As I had predicted many of the waterfowl had left for warmer climates. There were Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:45:29 GMT kstenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/505 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/505 I forgot to add that several juvenile Pacific Golden-Plovers have been seen as well as reports of Long-billed Dowitchers near tundra ponds on the east end of Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:15:17 GMT Ken Stenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/504 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/504 Over the past couple nights we have driven our 4-wheeler to take the kids out since it's been so nice here. Spring tides are exposing sandbars more than Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:49:00 GMT Ken Stenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/503 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/503 My wife and I went for a ride along the West side beach down to the channel. Found some birds of interest to me. There were 3 Black Turnstones (2 were Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:38:59 GMT Ken Stenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/502 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/502 The island reports by Paul and Scott had me excited to see what I might see here. My wife and I walked on the east beach. We started off with a flock of Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:52:21 GMT Chris Maack http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/501 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/501 Ken, can you explain the 2cy and 3cy abbreviations, please. Chris Maack Anchorage Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:35:20 GMT Ken Stenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/500 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/500 Thanks to all who sent me many species to look out for. The majority were for Bristle-thighed Curlew and Upland Sandpiper both would be awesome species to Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:46:07 GMT Ken Stenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/499 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/499 I heard a call last night that caught my attention because it was simple and memorable. It sounded like when you whistle at someone to get your attention. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:32:24 GMT Ken Stenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/498 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/498 My family took one of our new teachers blue berry picking along the Serpentine River today. Beautiful weather to go boating and picking. Before we even got to Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:05:53 GMT Ken Stenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/497 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/497 I took my kids to the east-side beach of the island today and conducted a COASST survey. I found my first Slaty-backed Gull of the year. It appeared to be a Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:56:47 GMT Ken Stenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/496 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/496 Confirmed, there were Hudsonian Godwits in the photos I took. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:35:35 GMT Ken Stenek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/495 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/495 My family went down to the Serpentine River/Estuary this past week to pick berries and I did some birding as well. There were a few highlights as I found a Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:59:16 GMT Beth Peluso http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/494 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beringia_birders/message/494 I'll be giveing 2 presentations in Unalaska next week (through my job as Watchable Wildlife Program Coordinator for Alaska Department of Fish and Game):