Eagle River Nature Center—June 25

I went to one of my favorite birding locations in the Anchorage Bowl this morning.  Not only is the place beautiful it is also a place where we find some good birds.  My first bird was a distant singing Alder Flycatcher which I have posted a photo of on Jim Hailey Nature Photography.  Every were there were calling Yellow-rump Warblers, Orange-crowned Warblers, Northern Waterthrush, Swainson’s Thrush and Harry Woodpecker beating his head against a nearby tree.  While I never heard or saw a Varied Thrush which I usually find here, there is no shortage of them back at my campsite on Eklutna Lake.  The morning was sunny and cool, the vegetation was verdant and the mountain vistas magnificent.  I posted a video of the area taken from one of the viewing platforms on Facebook yesterday, so if you missed it go to my timeline and check it out.  I also checked out a trail on the Eagle River that I have not done in years past.  It was ok but I didn’t come across any new species and there were many American Robins along this trail.  In the afternoon I once again birded the area around my campsite and turned up several Dark-eyed Juncos and heard a Northern Hawk Owl calling from the trees behind my trailer.  Unfortunately, I could not locate him for a picture.  In the evening I just took a walk with Dulce before turning in for the night.