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.”

LACS 215

LACS Birds France Japan 215

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. In the case of these Tricolored Blackbirds , they are formed for DEFENSE. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Buldir Island, AK.

North Dakota 160

North Dakota LACS Oakland Iceland 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2012

Barf at blackbirds. 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. They are fearful of flycatchers. Galled at gulls. Wail at waterfowl.

LACS 180

LACS Alaska Connecticut Wildlife 180