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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