Anchorage - Seward

Checked out Hillside Park on the outskirts of Anchorage first thing this morning and walked around the trails finding Myrtle Warblers, Dark-eyed Junco, a singing Varied Thrush, Swainson’s Thrush, and Boreal Chickadee. We followed this with a visit to the Campbell Airstrip Trailhead where we enjoyed fine views of an American Dipper on a nest before heading back to the hotel to finish packing and head out on the drive south to Seward.

Varied Thrush

It wasn’t a long drive south, but once again the scenery was stunning. A stop at Potter Marsh produced a pair of Trumpeter Swans attending a nest, lots of Arctic Terns and Mew Gulls were nesting here, American Wigeon, Sandhill Crane, a single Red-necked Phalarope and a flyover Bald Eagle. 

Arctic Tern

This Moose was just beside the road

Moving on, we hadn’t driven far when we stopped to view a Moose with antlers. Continuing on, the road passed through a spectacular valley with snow-capped peaks and roadside lakes and a short stop for refreshments at a roadside café was much appreciated.

Barrow's Goldeneye

Sooty Fox Sparrow

At Seward we checked the shoreline of Resurrection Bay and found several Marbled Murrelets, several Pigeon Guillemots, a group of Barrow’s Goldeneyes, Harlequin Ducks, Glaucous-winged Gull, American Black Oystercatcher, and around the corner Northwestern Crow, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Steller’s Jay, Alder Flycatcher, Sooty Fox Sparrow and also enjoyed watching a group of 3 Steller’s Sealions swimming just offshore.