The Poms Failed

Unfortunately, the Pomarine Jaeger nest did not survive. We checked it out a couple of weeks ago and discovered that the single egg had been eaten. It looks like it was probably another avian predator. However, we did see two Poms around those plots still, but they may have just been hanging around until they were ready to move on since we haven't seen any in a long while now.

Depredated Pomarine egg in nest

On top of that, we lost a bunch of nests on our rehab pads. Two Semipalmated Plover nests were eaten, and most of the waterfowl nests, the Greater Scaup and two King Eider nests. But the Lapland Longspurs hatched, and hopefully will fledge successfully. We checked it and the Cackling Goose nest the other day, the goose had one gosling in the nest and the Longspurs were still in the nest, so we'll see if they fledge!

Longspur chicks, not the best photo but you get the idea

In the meantime, here are some pictures of birds and other animals.

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Mad at me being near its nest

Pectoral Sandpiper

I'll have to try to edit this one to get that piece of grass

Stilt Sandpiper

Male Pectoral Sandpiper

American Golden-plover doing the 'broken-wing' display

Male American Golden-plover

Arctic Fox at edge of rehab pad

Ah, the sweet smell of dust

Zak and fox

Just trottin' along, singin' a song

Stoic fox

Bear.

BEAR!

Immature Bald Eagle, a little unusual for this far north

'Bou

Caribou calf and mother

My first ever Ringed Seal! 

Lots of babies are hatching and running around the tundra (and the 'gravel tundra'!), so I will try to get some of those pictures uploaded in the next couple of days.