Alaska birds

Bald Eagle was the bird I saw the most in Alaska. I saw a few almost every day, including this one in Resurrection Bay near Seward:





The other birds I was looking forward to seeing in Alaska were the puffins. They have two kinds - this one is a Tufted Puffin:


And this is a Horned Puffin:


Harlequin Ducks are few and far between on the East Coast - and only in winter. But in Alaska, you can get really good looks!


An Aleutian version of the widespread Song Sparrow:


This is also a Song Sparrow - a more common variation, almost the same as we have in the East:


American Tree Sparrow in Denali:


An immature Gray Jay in Anchorage:


A Raven nest under a bridge in Denali. Our driver slowed down to point it out to us. One of these birds is the juvenile, but it's already big enough to start flying on its own.


Orange-crowned Warbler in Seward:


A few more looks at Harlequin Ducks:




Dark-eyed Junco - another bird that is a sure indicator of winter in New York:


White-crowned Sparrow:


Violet-Green Swallow:


Tufted Puffins in flight:




A pair of Thick-billed Murres. Murres, puffins, and other seabirds make colonies on the cliffs around Resurrection Bay.