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Nome-Kougarok Road, Alaska (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Nome-Kougarok Road, Alaska
Map of Nome-Kougarok Road, Alaska
Red Fox (
Vulpes vulpes
)
Short-eared Owl (
Asio flammeus
)
Mew Gull (
Larus canus
)
Willow Ptarmigan (
Lagopus lagopus
) - Male
Northern Shrike (
Lanius borealis
)
American Golden-Plover (
Pluvialis dominica
)
Red Fox (
Vulpes vulpes
)
Red Fox (
Vulpes vulpes
) - And Short Eared Owl and Lemmings
Glaucous Gull (
Larus hyperboreus
) - Adult Breeding
Wilson's Snipe (
Gallinago delicata
)
Bluethroat (
Luscinia svecica
) - Juvenile
Northern Pintail (
Anas acuta
) - Female
Road into the mountains.
Trips
Alaska
7/18/2014
: Looking for adventures in the mountains, we drove all the way to the end of the normal road. Halfway in, there was a road grader that had slid off the road into a swamp. They had to bring in a bigger tractor to pull it out. We stopped for a hike nearby, and a Red Fox carrying two lemmings popped out of the tundra and walked quite near to us as it was mobbed by a pair of Short-eared Owls. Salmon lake was astoundingly buggy (mostly non-biting insects, thankfully).
Previous Visit (Nome--Safety Sound: 7/17/2014)
Next Visit (Nome-Teller Hwy: 7/19/2014)
Species Recorded (35)
Birds ( 33 )
Loons ( Gaviidae )
Red-throated Loon -
Gavia stellata
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Northern Pintail -
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Long-tailed Duck -
Clangula hyemalis
Red-breasted Merganser -
Mergus serrator
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Willow Ptarmigan -
Lagopus lagopus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
American Golden-Plover -
Pluvialis dominica
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Semipalmated Sandpiper -
Calidris pusilla
Wilson's Snipe -
Gallinago delicata
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Red-necked Phalarope -
Phalaropus lobatus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Short-billed Gull -
Larus brachyrhynchus
Glaucous Gull -
Larus hyperboreus
Arctic Tern -
Sterna paradisaea
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Short-eared Owl -
Asio flammeus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bank Swallow -
Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Bluethroat -
Luscinia svecica
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Eastern Yellow Wagtail -
Motacilla tschutschensis
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Northern Shrike -
Lanius borealis
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lapland Longspur -
Calcarius lapponicus
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Common Redpoll -
Acanthis flammea
Hoary Redpoll -
Acanthis hornemanni
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