Rarest St. Paul Island bird

When we were up in Alaska, we flew out to St. Paul Island for a few days.  Although we saw quite a few birds that might qualify as rarities.... like RED-NECKED STINT:

 ... or WOOD SANDPIPER:

... or EYEBROWED THRUSH:

... the rarest species, for the island, was this simple and familiar dabbler, BLUE-WINGED TEAL:

You see, this was the first record of this species for the entire Bering Sea region.  It's all relative.

Road wanderer

My last post shared some scenery from Denali. 

Meanwhile, along the roads, it wasn't uncommon to see this feather-footed species... the WILLOW PTARMIGAN: