Food Web Cruise

Today was the annual WhaleFest fundraiser food web cruise. I’m not sure how long it’s been an annual fundraiser, but I’ve been invited to talk about birds for the past several years. I always enjoy participating on these trips and appreciate the opportunity. Although it was a little slow for birds this year, the weather … Read more

Sea Lions and Gulls

Spent the morning on the Food Web Cruise fund raiser for Sitka WhaleFest. They asked me to be aboard as the bird expert. It’s typically an enjoyable ride on an Alen Marine Sightseeing Vessel. We saw several whales, sea otters, Steller Sea Lions, and of course many birds.

Later this evening I went for a walk to scan gull flocks along the channel. Didn’t find anything unusual.

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15 March Photos: Allen Marine Cruise

I went on a WhaleFest fundraising cruise this morning, where I was the speaker to talk about birds. Weather: It started out sunny and calm this morning with a high, thin overcast moving over throughout the morning. Later in the afternoon it was overcast. Birds: We didn’t see too many birds, they were mostly fairly … Read more