First migrants arrive

The last two weeks have seen some new species arrive here in Southcentral Alaska (seems my weekly blog has turned into a bi-weekly blog lately). Last week, at one of my usual birding spots I saw a pair of Gadwall ducks and also a lone Green-winged Teal drake. It was a beautiful sunny day and I was able to get some nice shots off. I wasn't alone there, as someone I admire and respect a great deal was there ahead of me and saw me arrive. he motioned for me to come over to the water and pointed out the Gadwall. While we were shooting, the Teal showed up. Two new species in one day is a good day this time of year.

Been a bit slow lately

I've been out and about a number of times lately in search of new birds. I've even got a good list to go on and a number of spots were they can potentially be found. However, the birds seem to be evading me at the moment.

Today, I went for the third time to a spot that has had a fairly regular American Three-toed Woodpecker, but