An unusual visitor showed up in King Cove in late November. Shankell Mack was able to get a picture. The great egret is rare sighting anywhere in Alaska.
This bird is a juvenile Great Blue Heron. It is rare sighting of heron outside of its normal range which extends into Southeast but not Southwest Alaska.
Several bald eagles were observed with sores around their eyes and bills.
"I learned from a community member that they haven't seen these type of birds here within town, they usually see them on the islands that surround our cove. With the warming temps. people have noticed more and more different types of birds showing up in our community."
Dead Crested auklet observed near the southwest end of the Alaska Peninsula.
Dead seagulls, puffins, murres
5/2/15 Urban Canada goose - King Cove, Alaska, USA
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