On a hiking trip, observer sees a lone pair of Flamingos at Sidi Boughaba Lake National Park. This was not expected from a sociable bird species that travel in large flocks.
Disease thought to be caused by mold or an infestation of aphids observed on Bird Ridge along the Seward Highway.
Residents note significant changes in the Christiansen Lake ecosystem since 2019. This includes fewer nesting birds, fish, and mammals around the lake, while the leech population has increased along with the occurrence of algal blooms.
"Our roads are slippery when there would be snow to where the children were out with their sled. Planes never cancelled as much as this year to where the flights were backed up to 3 or 4 days. Lately, we've been seeing grasses regrowing after it warms up out there."
Cloudberries observed in new area around Seldovia.
Warm temperatures are rapidly melting snow and creating ice, which creates difficult conditions for dog mushers. Migratory birds are arriving early, and a mosquito emerged months early. Small owls dead around the Goldstream Valley that looked unusually thin.
Silver salmon, Brant geese and berries.
A great year for harvesting mossberries.
Unusually rainy year for Lower Kalskag this year.
Early breakup brings early arrivals.
The past couple years have been warmer than normal contributing to where the river is still flowing ice and with some of the plants still green.
Birch leaves bud early.
Anemone narcissiflora, which typically blooms in June, is experiencing a second bloom in Hatcher Pass.
Flowers blooming near the mouth of the Klamath River
Kettle ponds in Denali National Park contain less water this spring than in previous years, due to low snowfall and permafrost thaw. Shrubs are replacing grasses as the lakes dry.
A 24-hour, 245 mile survey of fireweed plants from Anchorage to Seldovia revealed an almost complete absence of flowering.
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