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Alaska Birding Trip -- June 2018
Pribilof Islands
An overcast, chilly day on the Pribilof Islands

June 09, 2018. Birding Trip Day 2. Pribilof Islands.

On our second day on the island, we fell into the standard routine. Up early for breakfast, out birding some interesting spot looking for some interesting birds, back in for lunch, out birding some interesting spot looking for some interesting birds, back in for dinner, out birding some interesting spot looking for more interesting birds, back in for bed (which, with the long days of summer, was late).

In the morning, we visited cliffs where lots of Alcids were nesting, or at least thinking about nesting at this time of year. Again, we had puffins, murrelets, kittiwakes, more Red-faced Cormorants, a Northern Fulmar, and even two wayward Bank Swallows.

In addition to the fun birds, Saint Paul Island hosts the world's largest colony of Northern Fur Seals and fairly tame Arctic Foxes, and we saw some of both species.

Night in St. Paul.

Trip Map.
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Fur Seals along the southwest coast
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Stopping to look for birds on a pond
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Driving
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North Point 2009hrs
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Male Long-tailed Duck with back to the wind		 St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Female Long-tailed Duck
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Black-legged Kittiwakes and Red-legged Kittiwakes		 St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Red-legged Kittiwakes have a dark mantle
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Birding salt flats near the harbor		 St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Salt flats near the harbor
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Rock Sandpiper
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Female and male Green-wing Teal		 St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Make and female Green-wing Teal
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Dinner		 St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Rock Quarry
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Birding in the Rock Quarry		 St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Snow Bunting in the Rock Quarry
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Pacific Wren in the Rock Quarry		 St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Pacific Wren in the Rock Quarry
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Rock Sandpiper on nest in the Rock Quarry		 St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Rock Sandpiper leading us away from her nest in the Rock Quarry
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Rock Sandpiper nest with eggs in the Rock Quarry		 St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Oriental Cuckoo flying in the Rock Quarry
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Oriental Cuckoo sitting on the ground in the Rock Quarry		 St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Yellow flowers in the Rock Quarry
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Heading towards the Northeast Point		 St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Wooden house
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Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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