With a tweet, tweet here and a tweet, tweet there!

First I have to say...this blog is for my wonderful friend Heather. I know you are checking up on me! I finally have something new to write about!

There have been birds all over the place lately! I have been walking the dogs around the island all week, and there have been all these little sparrows flitting around. Today I finally decided to take some time and get a better look at the sparrows. Boy, was I surprised. There were a lot of different sparrows around.

Here is a list of the birds that I saw today:
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Harlequin Duck
Mallards
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Northern Goshawk
White-winged Scoter
Red-necked Grebe
Mew Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant

I think I got them all...hard to remember when you see so many birds! I love birdwatching, but I don't get out to look at them enough. Part of it is that it gets a little boring here in Sitka. We live on an island and there are only so many different birds available to see. I just have to remember that there are always little surprises and you never know when you are going to find one! I found quite a few this past week. My friend Victoria found a Western Wood-Pewee in her yard on Sunday, and on Monday we found an Olive-sided Flycatcher. Both unusual birds for Sitka. I believe that it was the first sighting for the Pewee in Sitka.

I borrowed a camera from my boss, and took a few photos of some of the birds I saw today.

White-winged Scoters

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow