The Nome Airport in Alaska on May 30, 2007.
The view of Nome, Alaska from Hageland Airlines' twin-prop plane on the way over to Gambell on May 30, 2007. The jetties can be seen sticking out into the Bering Sea.
The Hageland Airlines cockpit, taken while on the way over to Gambell, Alaska on May 30, 2007.
The fog over Gambell, Alaska, just before our landing approach.
SNOW BUNTING near "The Point" at Gambell, Alaska on May 30, 2007.
The view from Gambell, Alaska of the Bering Sea with the mountains of Siberia (38 miles away) on the far horizon on May 30, 2007.
The view from Gambell, Alaska of the Bering Sea with the mountains of Siberia (38 miles away) on the far horizon on May 30, 2007. Note the line of alcids flying past in the center of the photo.
BLACK-HEADED GULL at "The Seawatch" at Gambell, Alaska on May 31, 2007.
Row of birders looking at a RED-NECKED STINT in the "Near Boneyard" at Gambell, Alaska on May 31, 2007.
RED-NECKED STINT in the "Near Boneyard" at Gambell, Alaska on May 31, 2007.
The town of Gambell, Alaska with the "Near Boneyard" in the foreground and the snowcapped seabird cliffs out beyond it on June 1, 2007. This photo and the next two form a panoramic view of the Gambell area.
The airport terminal (gray building) with the north end of Troutman Lake beside it and Sevuokuk Mountain in the background on June 1, 2007. This photo and the one before and the one after form a panoramic view of the Gambell area.
The south end of the "Near Boneyard" in the foreground and the south end of Troutman Lake and Sevuokuk Mountain in the background on June 1, 2007. This photo and the previous two form a panoramic view of the Gambell area.
LAPLAND LONGSPUR in the "Near Boneyard" at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER near "Old Town" at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVERS near "Old Town" at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE in the marsh south of Troutman Lake at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER in the marsh south of Troutman Lake at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
GRAY-TAILED TATTLER in the marsh south of Troutman Lake at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
View of Sevuokuk Mountain from south of Troutman Lake at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
ROCK SANDPIPER south of Troutman Lake at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
GRAY-TAILED TATTLER at "the culvert" at the south end of Troutman Lake at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
DUNLIN near "Old Town" at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
"The road along the mountain", which runs between Troutman Lake and Sevuokuk Mountain at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
Very distant photo of the GREAT KNOT, south of Troutman Lake at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
SNOW BUNTING along Troutman Lake at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
Pair of SNOW BUNTINGS along Troutman Lake at Gambell, Alaska on June 1, 2007.
Bob Scheibner, Dick Colyer, Jason Horn, and Devich Farbotnik in front of Wade's house in Gambell, Alaska on June 2, 2007. We stayed here for the first few nights until rooms opened up at the lodge.
LEAST AUKLETS at the seabird cliffs at Gambell, Alaska on June 2, 2007.
CRESTED AUKLET (facing away) and LEAST AUKLETS at the seabird cliffs at Gambell, Alaska on June 2, 2007.
CRESTED AUKLET with LEAST AUKLETS at the seabird cliffs at Gambell, Alaska on June 2, 2007.
The sun near the horizon at 1:00 AM at Gambell, Alaska on June 3, 2007.
POLAR BEAR skin hanging near "Old Town" at Gambell, Alaska on June 3, 2007.
LAPLAND LONGSPUR at Gambell, Alaska on June 3, 2007.
Probable SNOW X McKAY's BUNTING hybrid along the base of Sevokuk Mountain at Gambell, Alaska on June 4, 2007. Note the mostly unmarked white back.
GLAUCOUS GULLS with a few 'VEGA' HERRING GULLS mixed in at Gambell, Alaska on June 4, 2007.
IVORY GULL at "The Seawatch" at Gambell, Alaska on June 5, 2007.
The Sivuqaq Inn in Gambell, Alaska on June 6, 2007, the only 'lodge' in town. The last several days of our stay in Gambell was spent here. We got to stay in the luxurious(?) 'annex', which is the small white building to the right of the main (blue) lodge. The entrance door is just to the right of the rusty tank. Note the two ATV's parked in front, the only mode of transportation around town through the loose, rolling gravel seen in the foreground.
The luxurious(?) 'annex' of the Sivuqaq Inn in Gambell, Alaska on June 6, 2007. This was a freezer unit converted into individual rooms.
ROCK SANDPIPER at "South Beach" at Gambell, Alaska on June 6, 2007.
"South Beach", located several miles south of Gambell, Alaska on June 6, 2007. The town of Gambell is located on the section of land left of Sevuokuk Mountain and just above the two Eskimo children.
HORNED PUFFIN at "The Seawatch" at Gambell, Alaska on June 7, 2007. Note the huge, two-toned puffin bill, the white face with the dark 'horn' extending up from the eye, and the white chest.
ARCTIC WARBLER in the "Far Boneyard" at Gambell, Alaska on June 7, 2007. The bird (center) blends in well with the surroundings.
TEMMINCK'S STINT in the "Far Boneyard" at Gambell, Alaska on June 7, 2007.
LAPLAND LONGSPUR nest along the northeast corner of Troutman Lake at Gambell, Alaska on June 7, 2007.
LAPLAND LONGSPUR along the northeast corner of Troutman Lake at Gambell, Alaska on June 7, 2007.
HORNED PUFFIN on the rocks below the seabird cliffs at Gambell, Alaska on June 7, 2007.
PARAKEET AUKLET on the rocks below the seabird cliffs at Gambell, Alaska on June 7, 2007.
PARAKEET AUKLETS on the rocks below the seabird cliffs at Gambell, Alaska on June 7, 2007.
Devich and Jason standing next to a pair of whale jawbones near "Old Town" at Gambell, Alaska on June 7, 2007.
RED PHALAROPE off "South Beach" at Gambell, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
CRESTED AUKLET at Gambell, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
Photo of the aerial photograph of Gambell, Alaska that hangs on the wall in the Sivuqaq Lodge on June 8, 2007. The town of Gambell is on the wide, flat area at bottom center, "The Point" (also called "The Seawatch") is closest to the bottom edge of the frame, the airport runway is on the strip of land located between Troutman Lake and the shoreline, and the seabird cliffs are located at left center, the section of Sevokuk Mountain that juts out into the sea.
Seal meat hanging on the drying racks at Gambell, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
The "Near Boneyard" at Gambell, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
This is the Hageland Airlines' twin-prop plane that we took over to Gambell, Alaska and back on June 8, 2007.
ALEUTIAN TERNS near the Solomon Bridge along Safety Lagoon, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
ALEUTIAN TERN near the Solomon Bridge along Safety Lagoon, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
BLACK TURNSTONE near the Solomon Bridge along Safety Lagoon, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
LAPLAND LONGSPUR along Safety Lagoon, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
ARCTIC TERN along Safety Lagoon, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
BAR-TAILED GODWIT at a marsh along the Little Derby Creek, south of Nome, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
BAR-TAILED GODWITS along the Nome River, south of Nome, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
BAR-TAILED GODWIT at a marsh along the Nome River, south of Nome, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
REINDEER in a field south of Nome, Alaska on June 8, 2007.
GRIZZLY BEAR along the Kougarok Road, outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007. Unfortunately, the bear was a long distance away.
WILLOW PTARMIGAN along the Kougarok Road, 15 miles outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
ROCK PTARMIGAN on a snowfield along the Kougarok Road, 32 miles outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER along the Kougarok Road, outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
View from the "Bristle-thighed Curlew" hill opposite Coffee Dome, along the Kougarok Road, 72 miles outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEW on the hill opposite Coffee Dome, along the Kougarok Road, 72 miles outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
View from the "Bristle-thighed Curlew" hill opposite Coffee Dome, along the Kougarok Road, 72 miles outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007. The road can be seen winding through the landscape just right of center.
WILLOW PTARMIGAN on the hill opposite Coffee Dome, along the Kougarok Road, 72 miles outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
A building thunderhead over the site where our first Bluethroat was found, along the Kougarok Road, 76 miles outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
WHIMBREL along the road to Pilgrim Hot Springs, off of the Kougarok Road, outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
NORTHERN WHEATEAR along the road to Pilgrim Hot Springs, off of the Kougarok Road, outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
LONG-TAILED JAEGER along the road to Pilgrim Hot Springs, off of the Kougarok Road, outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
Showers along the road to Pilgrim Hot Springs, off of the Kougarok Road, outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
BLUETHROAT near Salmon Lake along the Kougarok Road, outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007.
The intersection of Council Road and the Kougarok Road, just outside of Nome, Alaska on June 9, 2007. There's nothing but the Bering Sea behind the yellow sign.
The Iditarod Sled Dog Race finish banner sat across the street from our hotel, the Nome Nugget Inn in Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
The Nome Nugget Inn and the Iditarod Sled Dog Race finish banner (on the right) in Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007. Our 'classy' black, crew-cab pickup truck sits in front of the hotel entrance.
LONG-TAILED DUCK on a pond in Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
Interesting sign at the correctional center facility in Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
HARLEQUIN DUCKS along the Kougarok Road outside Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
MEW GULL at Banner Creek along the Kougarok Road outside Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
MEW GULLS at Banner Creek along the Kougarok Road outside Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
LONG-TAILED JAEGER at Banner Creek along the Kougarok Road outside Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
SABINE'S GULL at the Safety Sound Bridge along Council Road outside of Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
GYRFALCON nest oustide of Solomon along Council Road outside of Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007. This huge stick nest (just above center in this photo) is built on the side of a large cliff face.
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along Council Road outside of Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
SNOWSHOE HARE along Council Road outside of Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
GRAY JAY along Council Road outside of Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
MUSKOX near Skookum Pass along the Council Road outside of Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
NORTHERN WHEATEAR near Skookum Pass along the Council Road outside of Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
NORTHERN WHEATEAR carrying food to its nest near Skookum Pass along the Council Road outside of Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
Rainbow near Skookum Pass along the Council Road outside of Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
RED FOX near Skookum Pass along the Council Road outside of Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
AMERICAN DIPPER at the Penny River bridge along Teller Road outside of Nome, Alaska on June 10, 2007.
The Penny River bridge along Teller Road outside of Nome, Alaska after midnight on June 11, 2007.
The signpost showing mileages to other parts of the world in front of the Nome Nugget Inn in Nome, Alaska on June 11, 2007.
The Kotzebue Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska on June 11, 2007.
Taking off from the Kotzebue Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska on June 11, 2007.
The view of the tundra above the Arctic Circle in Alaska from our Alaska Airlines flight on June 11, 2007.
The view of the Yukon River in Alaska from our Alaska Airlines flight on June 11, 2007.
The peak of Mount McKinley, Alaska sticking up through the clouds as seen from our Alaska Airlines flight on June 11, 2007.
The view of Anchorage, Alaska from our Alaska Airlines flight on June 11, 2007.
