Alaska 2010 Day Eight on Saturday, June 12, 2010, Led by Ashok Khosla
Photos by Bill Walker
Bar-tailed Godwit, Teller Road, AK, Jun 12, 2010
Short-eared Owl, Teller Road, AK, Jun 12, 2010
Rock Ptarmigan, Teller Road, AK, Jun 12, 2010
Rock Ptarmigan, Teller Road, AK, Jun 12, 2010
Western Yellow Wagtail, Teller Road, AK, Jun 12, 2010
Long-tailed Duck, Teller Road, AK, Jun 12, 2010
Willow Ptarmigan, Teller Road, AK, Jun 12, 2010
Trip Notes
Teller afforded us views of real sea ice and several bird species standing on said ice -- Kittiwakes, gulls, cormorants, and Harlequin Ducks. Revisiting the Teller Road allowed us to take side trips to find the Golden Plovers (Pacific and American). Twenty marvelous minutes with a Short-eared Owl coursing over the tundra near Milepost 26. Photo opportunities with a mated pair of banded Bar-tailed Godwits K1 (female) and J9 (male). Our most unexpected sighting was a Gyrfalcon pair around Milepost 28.
Mammals: small herd of 9 Musk Ox; three different herds of Reindeer; Arctic Ground Squirrel.
Trip Map
45 Species at 2 Locations
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)
Snow Goose
TR
Canada Goose
TR
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
Gaviidae (Loons)
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
Red Knot
TR
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
Mew Gull
TR
Arctic Tern
TR
Stercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
Alcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
Strigidae (Owls)
Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
Gyrfalcon
[2]
TR
Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
Alaudidae (Larks)
Horned Lark
TR
Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
Calcariidae (Longspurs and Snow Buntings)
Snow Bunting
TR
Emberizidae (Buntings and New World Sparrows)
Fringillidae (Siskins, Crossbills, and Allies)
Legend
Teller, AK = T
Teller Road, AK = TR