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Name | Where |
Gaviiformes | |
Red-throated Loon [Gavia stellata] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Pacific Loon [Gavia pacifica] | Homer, Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Common Loon [Gavia immer] | Homer |
Yellow-billed Loon [Gavia adamsii] | Homer |
Podicipediformes | |
Horned Grebe [Podiceps auritus] | Potter Marsh |
Red-necked Grebe [Podiceps grisegena] | Potter Marsh |
Pelecaniformes | |
Double-crested Cormorant [Phalacrocorax auritus] | Seward |
Red-faced Cormorant [Phalacrocorax urile] | Homer |
Pelagic Cormorant [Phalacrocorax pelagicus] | Homer |
Anseriformes | |
Greater White-fronted Goose [Anser albifrons] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Lesser White-fronted Goose [Anser erythropus] | |
Canada Goose [Branta canadensis] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Brant [Branta bernicla] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Trumpeter Swan [Cygnus buccinator] | Parks Highway, Denali Highway |
Tundra Swan [Cygnus columbianus] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Gadwall [Anas strepera] | |
American Wigeon [Anas americana] | Anchorage |
Mallard [Anas platyrhynchos] | Potter Marsh, etc. |
Northern Pintail [Anas acuta] | Seward |
Green-winged Teal [Anas crecca] | Seward |
Canvasback [Aythya valisineria] | Potter Marsh |
Greater Scaup [Aythya marila] | |
Lesser Scaup [Aythya affinis] | |
Steller's Eider [Polysticta stelleri] | Homer |
Spectacled Eider [Somateria fischeri] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
King Eider [Somateria spectabilis] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Common Eider [Somateria mollissima] | |
Harlequin Duck [Histrionicus histrionicus] | Kenai Fjords NP |
Surf Scoter [Melanitta perspicillata] | Homer |
White-winged Scoter [Melanitta fusca] | Homer |
Black Scoter [Melanitta nigra] | |
Oldsquaw [Clangula hyemalis] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Common Goldeneye [Bucephala clangula] | Anchorage |
Barrow's Goldeneye [Bucephala islandica] | Seward |
Common Merganser [Mergus merganser] | Seward |
Red-breasted Merganser [Mergus serrator] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Ruddy Duck [Oxyura jamaicensis] | |
Falconiformes | |
Bald Eagle [Haliaeetus leucocephalus] | Potter Marsh, Homer, Seward, Parks Highway |
Northern Harrier [Circus cyaneus] | Dalton Highway |
Red-tailed Hawk [Buteo jamaicensis] | Homer, etc. (Harlen's Hawk) |
Rough-legged Hawk [Buteo lagopus] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Golden Eagle [Aquila chrysaetos] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
American Kestrel [Falco sparverius] | Denali NP |
Merlin [Falco columbarius] | Denali NP |
Gyrfalcon [Falco rusticolus] | Denali NP, Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra (White Phase) |
Peregrine Falcon [Falco peregrinus] | Kenai Fjords NP, Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Galliformes | |
Spruce Grouse [Falcipennis canadensis] | Potter Marsh |
Willow Ptarmigan [Lagopus lagopus] | Denali NP, Arctic Tundra |
Rock Ptarmigan [Lagopus mutus] | Dalton Highway |
Gruiformes | |
Sandhill Crane [Grus canadensis] | Homer |
Charadriiformes | |
Black-bellied Plover [Pluvialis squatarola] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
American Golden-Plover [Pluvialis dominica] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Pacific Golden-Plover [Pluvialis fulva] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Semipalmated Plover [Charadrius semipalmatus] | Dalton Highway |
Black Oystercatcher [Haematopus bachmani] | Seward |
Greater Yellowlegs [Tringa melanoleuca] | Potter Marsh, Denali HW |
Lesser Yellowlegs [Tringa flavipes] | Denali HW |
Solitary Sandpiper [Tringa solitaria] | Homer |
Wandering Tattler [Heteroscelus incanus] | Dalton Highway |
Spotted Sandpiper [Actitis macularia] | Dalton Highway |
Whimbrel [Numenius phaeopus] | Homer |
Hudsonian Godwit [Limosa haemastica] | Anchorage |
Bar-tailed Godwit [Limosa lapponica] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Ruddy Turnstone [Arenaria interpres] | |
Black Turnstone [Arenaria melanocephala] | Homer, Seward |
Surfbird [Aphriza virgata] | Seward |
Semipalmated Sandpiper [Calidris pusilla] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Least Sandpiper [Calidris minutilla] | Dalton Highway |
Baird's Sandpiper [Calidris bairdii] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Pectoral Sandpiper [Calidris melanotos] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Short-billed Dowitcher [Limnodromus griseus] | Anchorage |
Common Snipe [Gallinago gallinago] | Seward |
Red-necked Phalarope [Phalaropus lobatus] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Pomarine Jaeger [Stercorarius pomarinus] | Prudhoe Bay |
Parasitic Jaeger [Stercorarius parasiticus] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Long-tailed Jaeger [Stercorarius longicaudus] | Dalton HW, Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra, Denali HW |
Mew Gull [Larus canus] | Anchorage, etc. |
Herring Gull [Larus argentatus] | Anchorage, etc. |
Glaucous-winged Gull [Larus glaucescens] | Anchorage, Homer, Seward |
Glaucous Gull [Larus hyperboreus] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Black-legged Kittiwake [Rissa tridactyla] | Homer, Seward |
Arctic Tern [Sterna paradisaea] | Potter Marsh, etc. |
Aleutian Tern [Sterna aleutica] | Homer |
Common Murre [Uria aalge] | Homer, Seward |
Thick-billed Murre [Uria lomvia] | Kenai Fjords NP |
Pigeon Guillemot [Cepphus columba] | Homer, Seward |
Marbled Murrelet [Brachyramphus marmoratus] | Seward |
Ancient Murrelet [Synthliboramphus antiquus] | Homer |
Parakeet Auklet [Aethia psittacula] | Kenai Fjords NP |
Rhinoceros Auklet [Cerorhinca monocerata] | |
Horned Puffin [Fratercula corniculata] | Homer, Seward |
Tufted Puffin [Fratercula cirrhata] | Homer, Seward |
Strigiformes | |
Great Horned Owl [Bubo virginianus] | Highway 2 (between Fairbank and Delta Junction) |
Snowy Owl [Nyctea scandiaca] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Northern Hawk Owl [Surnia ulula] | Dalton Highway |
Short-eared Owl [Asio flammeus] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra, Denali HW |
Apodiformes | |
Rufous Hummingbird [Selasphorus rufus] | Seward |
Coraciiformes | |
Belted Kingfisher [Ceryle alcyon] | Seward |
Piciformes | |
Black-backed Woodpecker [Picoides arcticus] | Dalton HW |
Passeriformes | |
Olive-sided Flycatcher [Contopus cooperi] | |
Alder Flycatcher [Empidonax alnorum] | Homer, etc. |
Hammond's Flycatcher [Empidonax hammondii] | |
Say's Phoebe [Sayornis saya] | Denali NP |
Northern Shrike [Lanius excubitor] | Denali NP, Dalton HW |
Gray Jay [Perisoreus canadensis] | Denali NP, Dalton HW |
Steller's Jay [Cyanocitta stelleri] | Seward |
Black-billed Magpie [Pica pica] | Anchorage, etc. |
Northwestern Crow [Corvus caurinus] | Homer, Seward |
Common Raven [Corvus corax] | Denali NP, etc. |
Violet-green Swallow [Tachycineta thalassina] | Homer, Seward |
Bank Swallow [Riparia riparia] | Homer |
Cliff Swallow [Petrochelidon pyrrhonota] | Denali HW |
Black-capped Chickadee [Poecile atricapillus] | Anchorage, Seward, etc. |
Chestnut-backed Chickadee [Poecile rufescens] | Seward |
Boreal Chickadee [Poecile hudsonicus] | Homer, Seward |
Red-breasted Nuthatch [Sitta canadensis] | Seward |
Golden-crowned Kinglet [Regulus satrapa] | |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet [Regulus calendula] | Homer, Seward |
Arctic Warbler [Phylloscopus borealis] | Dalton HW, Denali HW |
Bluethroat [Luscinia svecica] | Dalton HW (heard) |
Northern Wheatear [Oenanthe oenanthe] | Dalton HW |
Gray-cheeked Thrush [Catharus minimus] | |
Swainson's Thrush [Catharus ustulatus] | Anchorage |
Hermit Thrush [Catharus guttatus] | Seward |
American Robin [Turdus migratorius] | Dalton HW |
Varied Thrush [Ixoreus naevius] | Homer, Seward |
Yellow Wagtail [Motacilla flava] | Dalton HW |
American Pipit [Anthus rubescens] | Dalton HW |
Bohemian Waxwing [Bombycilla garrulus] | Dalton HW |
Orange-crowned Warbler [Vermivora celata] | Homer, Seward |
Yellow Warbler [Dendroica petechia] | Denali HW |
Yellow-rumped Warbler [Dendroica coronata] | Homer, Seward |
Townsend's Warbler [Dendroica townsendi] | Seward |
Blackpoll Warbler [Dendroica striata] | Denali HW (Tangle River) |
Northern Waterthrush [Seiurus noveboracensis] | Denali HW (Tangle River) |
Wilson's Warbler [Wilsonia pusilla] | Denali HW |
American Tree Sparrow [Spizella arborea] | Denali HW |
Brewer's Sparrow [Spizella breweri] | Denali HW |
Savannah Sparrow [Passerculus sandwichensis] | Potter Marsh, etc. |
Fox Sparrow [Passerella iliaca] | Homer, Seward, Denali HW (Tangle River) |
Song Sparrow [Melospiza melodia] | |
Lincoln's Sparrow [Melospiza lincolnii] | Seward |
White-crowned Sparrow [Zonotrichia leucophrys] | Denali HW, etc. |
Golden-crowned Sparrow [Zonotrichia atricapilla] | Homer (heard) |
Dark-eyed Junco [Junco hyemalis] | Homer, etc. |
Lapland Longspur [Calcarius lapponicus] | Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Smith's Longspur [Calcarius pictus] | Dalton HW |
Snow Bunting [Plectrophenax nivalis] | Dalton HW, Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch [Leucosticte tephrocotis] | Dalton HW |
Pine Grosbeak [Pinicola enucleator] | Seward |
Red Crossbill [Loxia curvirostra] | |
White-winged Crossbill [Loxia leucoptera] | Homer |
Common Redpoll [Carduelis flammea] | Dalton HW, Deadhorse/Arctic Tundra |
Hoary Redpoll [Carduelis hornemanni] | Dalton HW |
Pine Siskin [Carduelis pinus] | Homer |
House Sparrow [Passer domesticus] |
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