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	<title>Birding Alaska &#187; Wilderness Birding Adventures</title>
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		<title>The Bears of Katmai National Park</title>
		<link>http://www.birdingak.com/2010/07/26/katmai-national-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below are a few pictures of brown bears from Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, on the Alaska Peninsula. I had the great fortune of going to Brooks Camp on 23 July while leading a birding and natural history trip for Wilderness Birding Adventures, in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy.  At least 14 bears were fishing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birding the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge</title>
		<link>http://www.birdingak.com/2010/07/04/birding-the-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just returned from three weeks (June 13-July 2) in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge where I led two birding trips for Wilderness Birding Adventures.  Below is a brief photo tour through some of the many highlights. Fledgling Gray-headed Chickadee Poecile cincta, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 16 June 2010. The large white cheek patch, gray [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bristle-thighed Curlew</title>
		<link>http://www.birdingak.com/2010/06/10/bristle-thighed-curlew/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just returned from leading two birding tours in Nome for Wilderness Birding Adventures. The two days that I get to spend each spring looking for Bristle-thighed Curlews are two of the best of the entire year. Here are a few shots of North America&#8217;s most beautiful shorebird. Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis, north of Nome, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caspian Terns near Nome!</title>
		<link>http://www.birdingak.com/2010/06/01/caspian-terns-near-nome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Lang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, Safety Lagoon, near Nome, 1 June 2010. Caspian Terns have been expanding their range in recent decades and have now colonized several areas in southcoastal, southeast, and western Alaska.  There are a very few records for the Seward Peninsula, all of which come from Safety Sound/Lagoon near Nome and represent the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adak Island, May 13-20</title>
		<link>http://www.birdingak.com/2010/05/31/adak-island-may-13-20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 19:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Lang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adak]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From May 13-20 I was on Adak Island in the central Aleutians leading a birding trip for Wilderness Birding Adventures. The Asian rarity highlights from the trip were a female Smew and a Hawfinch. Least Sandpiper and Northern Wheatear were very good finds from an island perspective. Rarities aside, Adak has an interesting list of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Migration at Gambell</title>
		<link>http://www.birdingak.com/2009/09/16/fall-migration-at-gambell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just returned from 12 days of birding in the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island with Wilderness Birding Adventures. Our fall tour was conducted from September 1st through the 7th, after which a few of us stayed on longer to see what else the island might produce.  As it turned out the bulk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pallas&#8217;s AND Yellow-breasted Bunting!</title>
		<link>http://www.birdingak.com/2009/09/03/pallass-and-yellow-breasted-buntings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.birdingak.com/2009/09/03/pallass-and-yellow-breasted-buntings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Lang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gambell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick note from Gambell to post these photos of two great birds, present together!  They were here only yesterday in the far boneyard at Gambell!  When I get more time on-line (too much time birding to post much) I&#8217;ll post photos of Brambling, Common Rosefinch, and hopefully much more to come. Yellow-breasted Bunting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midsummer in Nome</title>
		<link>http://www.birdingak.com/2009/07/12/midsummer-in-nome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Lang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people bird Nome during spring migration and by late June few visiting birders make the pilgrimage.  Although migration is over and species diversity is lower, many of the regional specialties can be found throughout the breeding season.  I took these photos this week in the Nome area while leading a trip for Wilderness Birding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arctic Butterflies</title>
		<link>http://www.birdingak.com/2009/07/05/arctic-butterflies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Lang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butterflies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update 24 July 2009. I&#8217;ve edited the information here since the original post on July 5th based on feedback that I received from members of the Western Canada Butterflies List-serve.  Several members, most notably Norbert Kondla, provided expertise and guidance on the identification of many of these butterflies. You can read my original post to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Well Named Bird</title>
		<link>http://www.birdingak.com/2009/06/10/a-well-named-bird/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Lang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bluethroat Luscinia svecica, Salmon Lake, Kougarok Road, near Nome, 7 June 2009. The mockingbird of the tundra, it seems to be capable of perfectly mimicking any bird it choses.  This form L. s. svecica is one of the red-spotted varieties.  Note the red spot in the middle of the blue throat.]]></description>
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