Waterbird survey on 8 May

[Furbish + Klensch]

Waterbird survey on Friday, 8 May 2026.

Similar to last survey, with good variety of ducks and low numbers of gulls.  Large numbers of Surf Scoters flying in and out, rafting up but no feeding frenzy - good indication of big feeding action not too far away.  

A few highlights below, see full list at https://ebird.org/checklist/S336764672

Some Horned Grebes, an unidentified loon; plenty of Marbeled Murrelets and one Pigeon Guillemot.

727 Surf Scoters were by far the most abundant duck

130 Scaup sp. 

104 American Wigeons were joined by 7 Eurasian Wigeons

    6 Ring-necked Ducks

Gull counts in double digits, except for 130 Short-billed Gulls.

The only shorebirds were a couple of Wandering Tattlers and one Killdeer.

[dotjeff]

Gull count probably tripled overnight!

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[Furbish + Klensch]

I heard lots of gulls screeching overhead at my house on Saturday, something that doesn't happen very often.  Have you seen any sign that hooligan might have come into Dyea over the weekend?

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