Birding in the region at this time of year can be hard going as the majority of species were breeding further North or South of here and we were away from the large colonies of seabirds present in the region. If it's just birds that you are after, I would visit at other times of the year when migration is in full swing here. Kodiak Island is also home to some amazing species during Winter.
Despite this, I still managed 23 new lifers, so was happy with what we saw.
Bald Eagles are ever present in the region. I had expected to see them, but not in such large numbers. When we went a couple of hours in downtown Kodiak without seeing one, we wondered if there was something going on elsewhere, as they were always in view the rest of the time here. Over on Katmai, they were spread out a little more as they were all on nesting territories raising their young.
Bald Eagle on lookout duty.
Along the shoreline, we encountered several pairs of American Black Oystercatchers. They would walk along the pebbles or rocky islets noisily piping to eachother as they had chicks which were hunkered down in nearby vegetation.
Mew and Glaucous-winged Gulls were always present on the shorelines here. On the lookout for free food disturbed by the Bears.
Back in Kodiak, the Glaucous-winged Gulls lined the barriers along the harbour.
Adult.
Juvenile.
Tufted Puffins were present where there was more open, deep water.
And Kittlitz's Murrelet's were in the quieter bays along the Katmai coast.
Black-billed Magpies were common and you could always hear them in the background wherever you went.
Song Sparrows were also common on Kodiak.
While our last walk on Kodiak produced a Pine Grosbeak feeding in the bushes.
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