Skagway and Dyea birds

[Deborah Boettcher]

March 4, 2024   Pullen Creek near Lower Dewey Lake trailhead:  1 American Dipper

3/8 Nahku Bay:  11 Common Goldeneye

3/9 Taiya River mouth:  1 Bald Eagle (adult), 24 Bufflehead

3/10 West Creek at Taiya River:  1 White-tailed Ptarmigan

3/11 Dyea Road 0.4 mile (Deb B.'s feeder):  100+ Common Redpolls, 25+ Chestnut-backed Chickadees

3/12 Nahku Bay:  1 Bald Eagle (Juv.), 11 Goldeneye sp., 20 Common Mergansers

Taiya River mouth:  14 Mallards, 15 Goldeneye sp., 7 Common Mergansers

0.4 Mi. Dyea road (Deb B.'s feeder): ~ 200 Common Redpolls, numerous Chestnut-backed Chickadees, 4 Steller's Jays