Fall/Winter 2006 Photojournal

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4 November: Allen Marine Cruise: Sitka and Surrounding Mountains; Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae); Diving Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Diving Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Diving Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Diving Whale; Diving Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Diving Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Diving Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Diving Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Diving Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Diving Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
5 November: Walking Downtown: Swan Migration (Cygnus sp.)
6 November: Sitka Birdwatching: Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla); Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla); Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla); Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena); Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica); Loon (Gavia sp.); Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser); Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena); Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus); Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus); Downtown and Mt. Verstovia; Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla); Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla); Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla); Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla); Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla); Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla); Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
7 November: Sitka Birdwatching: Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus); Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
9 November: Nature Walk to Thompson Harbor: Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa); Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa); Rock; Otters (Lontra canadensis); River Otter (Lontra canadensis); River Otters (Lontra canadensis); River Otter (Lontra canadensis); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Common Murre (Uria aalge); Common Loon (Gavia immer); Common Loon (Gavia immer); Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus); Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus); Juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons); Juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons); Juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons); Juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons); American Coot (Fulica americana); American Coot (Fulica americana)
10 November: Walk to Lincoln Street Beach: Tracks; Tracks; Faint Tracks; Tracks; Tracks; Tracks
10 November: Alice Island: Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus); Main Peak of Verstovia; Island; Island; Grasses; Rockwell Lighthouse
11 November: Sitka Birds: Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata); Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata); Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata); Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus); Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus); Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
12 November: Sitka Birds: Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus); Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus); Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus); Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus); Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus); Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola); Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola); Male Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
14 November: Daily Observations: Winter Weather; Winter Weather
15 November: Daily Observations: Blowing Snow
16 November: Western Screech Owl Banding: Untangling the Owl (Otus kennecottii); Untangling the Owl (Otus kennecottii); Taking Measurements (Otus kennecottii); Banding (Otus kennecottii); Outfitting the Transmitter (Otus kennecottii); Outfitting with the Transmitter (Otus kennecottii); Adjusting the Straps (Otus kennecottii); Owl in the Hand (Otus kennecottii); Checking for Fit (Otus kennecottii); Final Adjustments (Otus kennecottii); Securing the Straps (Otus kennecottii); Centering the Transmitter (Otus kennecottii); Trimming the Straps (Otus kennecottii); Final Touches (Otus kennecottii); Drawing Blood (Otus kennecottii); Almost Done (Otus kennecottii); Discussion (Otus kennecottii); Owl, Biologists, and Student (Otus kennecottii); Ryan and the Owl (Otus kennecottii); Nate and the Owl (Otus kennecottii); Release (Otus kennecottii); Fly Away (Otus kennecottii); Tracking the Owl
18 November: Neighborhood Observations: Gavan Hill; Hole in the Snow
19 November: Neighborhood Observations: Ravens (Corvus corax); Common Ravens (Corvus corax)
20 November: Neighborhood Observations: Morning Light; Deer Track (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis)
21 November: Neighborhood Observations: Mt. Edgecume in the Morning
21 November: Alice Island (Morning and Afternoon): Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca); Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca); Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca); Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca); Snow Owl in Flight (Nyctea scandiaca); Giving Chase; Snow Sculpture; High Peaks of Baranof Island; Grass; Sunset
23 November: Alice Island: Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea); Common Redpolls (Carduelis flammea); Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea); Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea); Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea); Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
23 November: Campus Observations: American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
24 November: Alice Island: Early Winter Scene; Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea); Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea); Sunset Reflection
25 November: Alice Island: Crescent Moon
27 November: Campus Observations: Brown Creeper (Certhia americana); Brown Creeper (Certhia americana); Brown Creeper (Certhia americana); Brown Creeper (Certhia americana); Nest
30 November: Neighborhood Observations: Pine Siskin on Alder
3 December: Campus Observations: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
4 December: Campus Observations: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Sage Beach I; Sage Beach II
6 December: Neighborhood Observations: Trees in the Wind; Neighborhood
8 December: Neighborhood Observations: North Sister
10 December: Mt. Edgecumbe Ramp: Scaups (Aythya spp); Common Loon (Gavia immer)
11 December: Neighborhood Observations: Cloud Formation
12 December: Starrigavan Birds: Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator); Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator); Feeding Swans (Cygnus buccinator)
15 December: Neighborhood Observations: Snow Covered Trees (Tsuga heterophylla)
16 December: Mt. Verstovia: Mt. Edgecumbe; Looking up to Picnic Rock; Squall Blowing In; Mountains
18 December: Lincoln Street: Clouds and Islands
20 December: Campus Observations: Mt. Verstovia
21 December: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Mt. Edgecumbe; Wind in the Forest; Indian River Estuary; Looking toward the Pyramids; Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica); Storm Light; Storm Light; Mt. Verstovia
22 December: Thompson Harbor: Pacific Loons (Gavia pacifica)
25 December: Shore Pine: Shore Pine Cut (Pinus contorta); Shore Pine Cut (Pinus contorta); Shore Pine Cut (Pinus contorta)
26 December: Indian River Valley: Winter Forest View; Winter Forest View
27 December: Walk Downtown: Common Redpoll Eating Snow (Carduelis flammea); Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea); Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
29 December: Sandy Beach: Waves; Surf Scoter in Surf (Melanitta perspicillata); Surf; Surf

25 August: Sitka Birds: Mallard Ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos); Robin (Turdus migratorius)
26 August: Kayaking around Crescent Bay and Nearby Islands: Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus); Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus); Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus); Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
26 August: Neighborhood Observations: Slugs; Slugs; Mushrooms (Amanita muscaria); Mushroom (Amanita muscaria); Mushroom (Amanita muscaria)
27 August: Neighborhood Observations: Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri); Melissa and the Jay; Melissa and the Jay; Melissa and the Jay; Melissa and the Jay
27 August: Evening Walk: Evening Light; Evening Light; Heron and a Crescent Moon; Heron and the Moon; Heron Flies Under the Moon; Crescent Moon; Flock of Crows (Corvus caurinus); Flying Crows (Corvus caurinus)
31 August: Indian River: Indian River Highwater
2 September: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Juvenile Gull (Larus sp.); Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla); Coming for a Landing (Rissa tridactyla); Gull (Larus sp.); Taking Flight; Kittiwake in Flight (Rissa tridactyla); American Wigeon (Anas americana)
3 September: Neighborhood Birds: Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla); Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus); Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
3 September: Birding Cruise with Allen Marine: Cormorants (Phalacrocorax spp.); Common Murre (Uria aalge); Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus); Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata); Goldeneye (Bucephala sp.); Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata); American Wigeons (Anas americana)
3 September: Sunset at Totem Park: Alpine Glow; Sunset; Sunset
4 September: Sitka Channel: Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus); Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus); Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
4 September: Harbor Mountain to Gavan Hill: American Sawwort (Saussurea americana); American Sawwort (Saussurea americana); Bumper Crop (Vaccinium sp.); Late Summer Subalpine; Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca); Wind Swept Sound
5 September: Around Campus: Working on the Stack; Robin (Turdus migratorius); Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis); Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis); Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis); Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
6 September: Neighborhood Birds: Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
7 September: Swan Lake: Phalarope on Swan Lake (Phalaropus lobatus)
7 September: Sunset: Sunset over Sitka; Sunset over Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe; Sunset
8 September: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Golden-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla); Golden-crown Sparrow with Devil's Club Berry (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
11 September: Feeder Watching at Marge and Tedin's: Female Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
12 September: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Downtown Sitka from Totem Park; Rainbow; Gulls (Larus spp.); Gulls (Larus spp.); Gulls (Larus spp.); Gulls (Larus spp.); Giant Vetch Flowers (Vicia gigantea); Indian River Estuary; Indian River Estuary
14 September: Swan Lake Birds: Mallard and Mandarin; Crested Swedish Blue Ducks; Swedish Duck; Crested Swedish Duck
15-16 September: Boat Camping: Baranof Island High Peaks; Sunset over Salisbury Sound; Connor; Morning over Salisbury Sound; Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena); Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena); Jellyfish; Looking Down Neva Straight; Cranberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
16 September: Drive to Blue Lake: Sub-alpine Daisy (Erigeron peregrinus); Sub-alpine Daisy (Erigeron peregrinus); Bee on Flowers; Cross Mountain; Cross Mountain; Cross Mountain
18 September: Feeder Watching at Marge and Tedin's: Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
19 September: Sage Beach Birds: Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus)
20 September: Feeder Watching at Marge and Tedin's: Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata); Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
24 September: Around Campus: Inky Cap Mushrooms (Coprinus atramentarius)
25 September: Bike Ride out to Jamestown Bay: Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura); Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura); Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura); Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura); Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura); Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
25 September: Bird Watching from Crescent Harbor: Eagle Finishing a Meal; Feather Remains; Fork-tailed Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata)
26 September: Crescent Bay Birds: Fork-tailed Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata); Fork-tailed Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata); Fork-tailed Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata); Fork-tailed Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata); Fork-tail Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata); Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
27 September: Neighborhood Birds: Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus); Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus); Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus); Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus); Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
27 September: Lincoln Street Birds and a Nature Walk to Totem Park: Juvenile Gull (Larus sp.); Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata); Harbor Seal in Indian River (Phoca vitulina)
29 September: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis); Migrating Geese
30 September: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Angel Wing Fungus (Pleurotus porrigens); Angel Wing Fungus (Pleurotus porrigens); Angel Wing Fungus (Pleurotus porrigens)
30 September: Neighborhood Birds: Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca); Two Sparrows
1 October: Paddling Crescent Bay: Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata); Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata); Kittiwake (Rissa sp.); Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina); Bear Mountain; Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla); Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla); Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla); Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba); Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba); Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus); Cormorant Taking Flight (Phalacrocorax auritus); Cormorant and Gull; Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus); Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus)
1 October: Driving around Town: Harbor Mountain Greens; Lucky Chance
2 October: Neighborhood Bird and a Trip to Starrigavan: Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus); Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus); Looking Across Starrigavan Bay
3 October: Starrigavan Recreation Area: Starrigavan Estuary; Hovering Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon); Roadside
3 October: Kayaking to Indian River Mouth: Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla); Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla); Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla); Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla); Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla); Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
8 October: Kayaking to Indian River: Juvenile Gull (Larus sp.); Kayaking Indian River; Kayaking Indian River; Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata)
10 October: Morning Drive and Neighborhood Observations: Morning Light; Fall Pond-lillies (Nuphar lutea); Surf on Surf Rock; Looking South; Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri); Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri); Rowan; Ground Dogwood (Cornus canadensis); Ground Dogwood (Cornus canadensis); Ground Dogwood (Cornus canadensis); Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri); Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri); Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
14 October: Drive out Sawmill Creek Road: Red-tail Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis); Red-tail Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis); Red-tail Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis); Red-tail Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis); Red-tail Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis); Red-tail Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
15 October: Family Outing up Harbor Mountain: Looking North from Harbor Mountain; Connor and Rowan; Northern Harrier (Circus cyanus); Clouds; Melissa; Melissa and Rowan; Melissa and Rowan; Melissa, Connor, and Rowan; Melissa, Connor, and Rowan; Melissa, Connor, and Rowan; Melissa, Connor, and Rowan
16 October: Family Outing up Harbor Mountain: Fairweather Range; Mount Bassie; Melissa taking a Picture; Melissa; Connor; Connor; Melissa and Connor
16 October: Walk Along Crescent Harbor: Fall Color
19 October: Observations from Around Town: High-bush Cranberries (Viburnum edule); Swan Lake Vegetation
19 October: Garden Produce: Connor, Rowan, and Carrots; Connor, Rowan and Carrots; Connor, Rowan, and Carrots
22 October: Birding around Sitka: Great-blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Fall Color (Sorbus aucuparia); Juvenile Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus); Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens)
23 October: SJC Campus Observations: Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
24 October: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Bear Mountain
26 October: Clouds over Town: Clouds; Clouds
26 October: Swan Lake Birds: Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus); Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus); American Coot (Fulica americana); American Coot (Fulica americana); American Coot (Fulica americana); Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus); Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus); Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus); Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
26 October: Evening at Lincoln Street Beach: Evening Light over Sitka Sound; Evening Light over Crescent Bay; Evening Light over Crescent Bay; Islands and Clouds; Crescent Moon
27 October: Kayaking through the Channel: Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis); Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis); Male Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis); Common Loon (Gavia immer); Common Loon (Gavia immer); Mt. Edgecumbe
27 October: Kayaking to Eastern Channel: Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Whale Spout (Megaptera novaeangliae); Loon (Gavia sp.); Diving Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Diving Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus); Calling Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus); Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
28 October: Swan Lake Observations: American Coot (Fulica americana); Road-side Moss
28 October: Evening at Sage Beach: The Pyramids at Sunset; Pyramids at Sunset; Evening Light on Crescent Bay; Rocks and the Pyramids; Water and Rocks; Sage Rocks and the Pyramids; Evening Light over the Water
29 October: Kayaking to Eastern Channel and Back: Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus); Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia); Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia); Juvenile Gull with a Mouthfull (Larus sp.); Black-legged Kittiwake and Gulls; Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla); Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla); Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla); Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris); Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
31 October: Sitka Birds: Loons (Gavia spp.); Buffleheads (Bucephala albeola)
31 October: Halloween: Jack-o-Lanterns
1 November: Nature Walk around the Neighborhood: Gavan Hill at Night
2 November: Nature Walk to Totem Park: Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia); Scoters (Melanitta spp.)
2 November: Sunset Observations around the Neighborhood: Sunset
3 November: Sunset Observations around the Neighborhood: North Sister at Sunset; Sunset over Sitka Sound

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