Upper Cook Inlet Region (Anchorage & RBA
September 27, 2002
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 18:32:46 -0800
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From: Bob Scher <bscher@RMCONSULT.COM>
Subject: [BIRDWEST] UCI Bird Report
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- RBA
* Alaska
* Upper Cook Inlet Region [Anchorage & Vicinity]
* 27 September 2002
* AKUC0209.27
- Transcript
This is the Upper Cook Inlet (UCI) bird report updated on Friday,
September 27th, sponsored by the Anchorage Audubon Society. To skip the
report and leave a message press the # key now.
Highlighting the birds reported in the UCI region since mid-September
was a Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel corpse recovered along the Big Lake Road
on the 17th. This pelagic species has been recorded in the UCI region
about 10 times, all generally in September, including inland
observations from as far north as Curry, on the Susitna River north of
Talkeetna.
Continuing surveys of migrating hawks along the Parks Highway near Long
Lake east of Chickaloon on the 15th counted roughly 220 individuals
comprised of 10 species, mostly Sharp-shinned Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks
and Northern Harriers, as well as several Golden and Bald Eagles,
Rough-legged Hawks, Northern Goshawks, Merlins - noteworthy were five
American Kestrel and three Peregrine Falcons, both rather scarce in the
region.
Other interesting reports of rather tardy regular migrants through the
UCI area have included a Greater Yellowlegs along the Coastal Trail near
Fish Creek on the 19th; a Yellow Warbler near the west end of the
Anchorage Park Strip on the 25th; and four Rusty Blackbirds along
Burlington Drive on the 23rd. Additionally, a Black-backed Woodpecker,
rare locally, was seen on the 16th at mile 6.8 of Highland Road.
You may now leave your report after the tone; please include the date
and place of observation, as well as your name and telephone number.
Reports of any shorebirds, flycatchers, swallows, thrushes, except
robins, and warblers would be of appreciated.
907-338-2473 [BIRD]
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