September 12 – Pleasant Anchorage Birding

In between errands and work today, I took a brief trip to Westchester Crossing, primarily the woodland portion of it along the creek.

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I did not expect to see, and did not see, anything rare or unusual, but it was a mild day (just over 60 degrees) and I had a nice walk among a flock of mostly Black-capped Chickadees (6), a Boreal Chickadee, a Red-breasted Nuthatch, and a Wilson’s Warbler.

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Farther down the path the usual Mallard flock was lounging about, as were three Greater Yellowlegs.

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Far out on the lake were other ducks, the most noticeable of which were about 20 Gadwalls.

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I have one more day of Anchorage-area birding before I head out to St. Paul Island.

294 species so far

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