For Christmas this year, my family and I, went to Soldotna, Alaska to visit some of my siblings. In the first couple days, I saw
Gray Jay and
Black-billed Magpie. In addition, I saw many (17 or so) Moose. Almost a week into the trip we all went to Seward, which was about a 2 hour drive away. There, I saw,
Marbled Murrelet,
Pelagic Cormorant,
Harlequin Duck, and
Barrow's Goldeneye. The next trip we went to Homer.
Northwestern Crows were everywhere. I also saw a
Rock Sandpiper and
Gray-crowned Rosy Finches. I did not have a scope for both visits, so I could not identify distant cormorants or loons. Although I tried to do a lot of birding, the trip was to visit with family, so my list for the trip was unfortunately only 29 species.
Harlequin Ducks in Seward
Bald Eagle in Homer
Barrow's Goldeneye in Seward
Gray-crowned Rosy Finches in Homer
Rock Sandpiper in Homer
Yes, that speck you can barely see is a Marbled Murrelet
Northwestern Crows in Homer
The Alaska Trip brings my final 2013 total to 245 species. Now it is 2014. I only have 360 days left to beat 245.
