June 11 – Another Veery Good Day

Today we re-explored the same roads and trails as before. The picture shows Louann and Steve at a lovely marsh near Hyder.

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Highlights on Hyder today included two different Black-headed Grosbeaks.

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We also got a better view of a MacGillivray’s Warbler today, even though it was mostly not visible and we could just track its progress by seeing wiggling leaves.

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We also got a better view of Cedar Waxwings, birds difficult to find up in Anchorage.

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In addition to seeing common birds and seeing again some of the birds that were new for my year since we’ve arrived in Hyder, I saw my first CASSIN’S VIREO today. Steve got good pictures of it but I did not.

Probably the best birding today included a better view and photos of the earlier seen Veery, as we heard and saw it sing.

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267 species so far

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