10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Its bright yellow coloring, its wagging tail with flashing white outer feathers, its use of elevated perches for observation, pursuit-feeding, singing, and territorial defense, and its loud, sharp, persistent vocalizations when disturbed— all combine to attract the attention of nearly every traveler to northern and western Alaska.”

Birds 255

Birds LACS France Japan 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2012

Are you in Alaska? Photographed at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, ND. The second-to-last North American bird to have its nest discovered, they split their time between a tiny chunk of Alaska and a smattering of Pacific Islands. Here are a few helpful tips. 1: Ask yourself, where the hell are you? Ok…what habitat?

LACS 206

LACS Alaska Wildlife Connecticut 206

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Crested Auklets form some of the biggest, most impressive flocks and formations that I have ever seen, on islands in Alaska. Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota. Great Frigatebirds are infamous for assaulting boobies ( Red-footed Boobies , that is) in the air, but when perched they seem to get along just fine.

North Dakota 166

North Dakota LACS Oakland Falcons 166