Monthly Archives: February 2013
Alaskan Birding Trip – Part 3
THE PRIBILOFS Our assault of the Pribilofs started as always with the plane ride. The incessant drone of the Lockheed L-188 four prop was a soothing sleep inducer. Mind you I didn’t need much inducing. I awoke to a gray overcast … Continue reading
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Great Gray Owl in Hanover, NH
I noted recently that Great Gray Owls have shown up in the Montreal area and how several of my friends went up and found one. Now, one of the regal birds has been seen just across the NH border in … Continue reading
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Alaskan Birding Journey — Part 2
We arrived in Nome only three hours behind schedule. Now we had to secure our transportation – we have two vans waiting for this pack of 16. At the van company we find that we will run into their July … Continue reading
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County Big Year Goals – February
January was a good birding month for me in Washington County. I missed by monthly goal of 35 by one but also picked up several birds I didn’t expect: a Bald Eagle and a Barred Owl, and saw my nemesis … Continue reading
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Alaskan Birding Journey — Part 1
Birders, This is a tale of an Alaskan journey with Bill Drummond and stops in Nome, St. Paul, and Anchorage. It is my story of how it began, the stops, the impressions, and most of all the birds. Come join … Continue reading
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