HI ALL:
You might say that Paul Lehman's Gambell has paid off!!

Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
ipaulsen at krl.org
A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
"Rallidae all the way"

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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:52:16 -0400
From: Laurie Larson <llarson at PRINCETON.EDU>
To: BIRDWG01 at listserv.arizona.edu
Subject: [BIRDWG01] More from Gambell

Another update from Gambell:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> The incredible run of birds continues at Gambell.
> On Saturday, 14 Sept, I along with Dave Sonneborn found a Spotted
> Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) in one of the boneyards, where it
> remained for many hours. This is another first North American record,
> and the third such first here this fall. This species is not known to
> nest any farther east than around Lake Baikal, so it is as rare or
> rarer than the Lesser Whitethroat of last week. I got good video of
> this bird as well.
>
> And then yesterday, the 15th, we had a rufous (hepatic)-morph Oriental
> Cuckoo. More good video.
>
> There was also a surprising mini-fallout of landbirds as well, given
> the late date at this latitude, including 8 record-late Arctic
> Warblers, 3 japonicus and a Red-thr pipit, 2 Gray-ch Thrushes, 2
> Yellow Wagtails, and a Short-eared Owl (rare). There's also an imm
> white Gyrfalcon hanging around the past few days. On Saturday there
> was a very lost Chipping Sparrow, but surprising given how far it is
> to its normal range, this is the fourth Chipping I've seen here in
> fall since 1998. Other birds of note include a group of 4 Horned Larks
> of the Asian race flava, and an Orange-crowned Warbler.
>
> I've now had four Sharp-tld Sandpipers, which is a very poor total (we
> normally get 40+ per fall), and the numbers of seabirds (other than
> Short-tld Shearwaters) off the Point is fewer than normal for this
> time of year (although there continues to be a sprinkling of Steller's
> and Spectacled eiders). But who's complaining....
>
> Paul Lehman

Laurie Larson .. llarson at princeton.edu .. Princeton, NJ