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Simon Tan | profile | all galleries >> Birds of Alaska >> List of birds seen in the summer 2005 Alaska birding trip (7/9-7/21) tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

List of birds seen in the summer 2005 Alaska birding trip (7/9-7/21)

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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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