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Alaska Birds

noting those during 
Focus On Nature Tours

1995 thru 2015
during late May and early June

 

An Alaska Bird List 
compiled by Armas Hill
 with some photos

Photo at upper right: an immature IVORY GULL 
(photo by Alan Brady)

233 species of birds have cumulatively been found during FONT Alaskan tours. Some notable subspecies are noted in this list.
 The numbers that follow the bird names indicate the number of tours during which the bird has been found (out of 8).
Codes:

(*):      species found during a FONT tour, or tours, in ALASKA  (FTak)
FTjp:  species found during a FONT tour, or tours, in Japan  
  

(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International
    (t1): critical    (t2): endangered    (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally
(NAi):   introduced in North America
(NAr):   rare in North America
(NAu):  uncommon in North America 

(B): a Beringian species (restricted, or nearly so, to the area of & surrounding the Bering Sea, as either a resident or a breeder)
(OW): a species primarily of the Old World 

(AKr):   a rare species in Alaska
(AKvr): a very rare species in Alaska (casual or accidental) 

(ph):  species with a photo in the FONT website 
  

 b: during FONT tours at Barrow
 g: during FONT tours at Gambell on St. Lawrence Island
 p: during FONT tours at the Pribilof Islands (noting number of tours seen)

 nac: during FONT tours seen north of the Arctic Circle (at either Kotzebue, Barrow, or along the Dalton Highway)  


REGIONS IN ALASKA WHERE BIRDS NORMALLY OCCUR ARE INDICATED AS FOLLOWS:
SE: southeastern     SC: south-coastal     SW: southwestern     CE: central     WE: western     NO: northern
Capitalized letters indicate birds found more commonly, uncapitalized letters less commonly.
Seasonality is not indicated.
SW (southwestern) includes the Aleutian Islands.         


Places in Alaska visited during FONT tours have included:

Anchorage area (all tours), Barrow, north of the Arctic Circle (twice), Brooks Range & Dalton Highway, including north of the Arctic Circle (once), Denali area (four tours), Fairbanks (twice), Gambell (on St. Lawrence Island) (twice), Kotzebue, north of the Arctic Circle (once), Nome (all tours but two), Seward (all tours), the Pribilof Islands (St. Paul) (all tours but one).

For birds seen at the Pribilofs, the number following the "p" indicates the number of tours during which the species has been seen there. 
The same applies to Gambell (following the g) and Barrow (following the b).

Areas with Wildlife in Northern Alaska:  

the GATES OF THE ARCTIC NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE
From the Dalton Highway west, much of the Brooks Range is in this park, one of the premier wilderness areas in the US national park system. It encompasses 8.4 million acres, and protects primeval landscapes, their flora and fauna, and the culture and traditions of Alaskan native people.
The forester and conservationist Robert Marshall explored the area in the 1930s. Impressed by two massive peaks flanking the North Fork of the Koyukuk River, he called them the "Gateway to the Arctic".
This area was visited during the FONT Alaska Tour in June 2013.

the ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
From the Dalton Highway area, near Atigun Canyon, this refuge extends east across the Brooks Range and the North Slope to Canada. it is an extraordinary wilderness.
The Porcupine Caribou Herd (named for the Porcupine River), Polar Bears, and Musk Oxen depend upon its unspoiled environment.
The pioneer Alaskan conservationists Olaus and Margaret Murie traveled the region by dog team and canoe, and were instrumental in gaining refuge status for the area.

the KANUTI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Located west of the Finger Mountain area (visited during the FONT Alaska Tour in June 2013), this refuge is slightly larger than the US state of Delaware. It protects large wetland areas that are critical to nesting waterfowl and other wildlife. Resources provide sustenance for the people of the Koyukuk River valley.

the YUKON FLATS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Encompassing an area larger than Connecticut and Vermont combined, this refuge protects a vast complex of lakes and rivers in the Yukon River watershed upstream from the Dalton Highway. Wildlife thrives in the area.
The Yukon River was crossed during the FONT Alaska Tour in June 2013 on the only bridge over the large river in Alaska, along the Dalton Highway. 


 Links:

 Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in North America, including Alaska

Alaska Mammals  (with some photos)      Alaska Butterflies & Moths  (with some photos)

Alaska Wildflowers & some other Plants     Alaska Marine Life (including Fish) 



 Bird-List:


        GALLINACEOUS BIRDS

  1. Ruffed Grouse  (ph)  ______  se,CE
    Bonasa umbellus
  2. Spruce Grouse  ______  se,sc,sw,CE,we
    Falcipennis canadensis
  3. Willow Ptarmigan  (*)  ______  7  FTak  se,sc,SW,CE,WE,NO
    Lagopus lagopus
  4. Rock Ptarmigan  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  SE,SC,SW,CE,we,no
    Lagopus mutus
  5. White-tailed Ptarmigan  (ph)  ______  se,sc,ce
    Lagopus leucurus
  6. Sooty Grouse  ______  SE
    Dendragapus fuliginosus

    The Sooty Grouse was part of what was the Blue Grouse.

  7. Sharp-tailed Grouse  ______  ce
    Tympanuchus phasianellus

    WATERFOWL
  8. Tundra Swan  (*)  ______  7  FTak  nac  se,SC,SW,CE,WE,no
     Cygnus c. columbianus

     The subspecies Cygnus columbianus columbianus was known as the Whistling Swan. 
  9. Trumpeter Swan  (*) (ph)  ______  7  p1  FTak  nac  se,sc,ce.no
    Cygnus buccinator



    Trumpeter Swan
  10. Whooper Swan  (OW) (ph)  ______  FTjp  sw,w
    Cygnus cygnus

  11. Greater White-fronted Goose  (*)  ______  5  p1  FTak  se,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
    Anser albifrons
  12. Lesser White-fronted Goose  (NAr) (OW) (akVR)  ______  sw
    Anser erythropus
  13. Snow Goose  (*) (ph)  ______  3  p1  FTak  FTjp  se,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
    Chen     (formerly Anser) caerulescens
  14. Ross' Goose  (*)  ______  1  p1  FTak
    Chen     (formerly Anser) rossii

  15. Emperor Goose  (nt) (B) (*)  ______  4  FTak  sc,SW,WE,no
    Chen     (formerly Anser) canagica
  16. Bean Goose  (NAr) (OW) (*)  ______ 1  p1  FTak  FTjp
    Anser fabalis

         Taiga Bean Goose  ______
    Anser fabalis fabalis
    Tundra Bean Goose  ______
    Anser fabalis serrirostris
  17. Canada Goose  (*)  ______  FTak  SE,SC,CE
    Branta canadensis
    "Lesser Canada Goose"  (*)  ______  8
    Branta canadensis parvipes
    "Dusky Canada Goose"  ______
    Branta canadensis occidentalis
    Branta canadensis occidentalis     nests mostly in one large colony in grasslands in the Copper River Delta.
    It has also been called the "White-cheeked Canada Goose". 

    "Vancouver Canada Goose"  ______
    Branta canadensis fulva
    Branta canadensis fulva     nests from southeastern Alaska to British Columbia, Canada. It is essentially nonmigratory.
    Another name for it has been the "Queen Charlotte Canada Goose". 
  18. Cackling Goose  (*)  ______  FTak  se,sc,SW,ce,WE,NO
    Branta hutchinsii

    "Taverner's Cackling Goose"  (*)  ______  2  p2
    Branta hutchinsii taverneri

    Branta hutchinsii taverneri     is a "medium-sized" goose that breeds on the tundra along Alaska's coastal areas north of the Alaska Peninsula, and east along the Beaufort Sea coast into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 

    "Aleutian Cackling Goose"  ______
    Branta hutchinsii leucoparcia

    Branta hutchinsii leucoparcia     is a "small goose", often with a broad white ring at the base of the neck.   

    the nominate Cackling Goose  ______
    Branta hutchinsii minima  

    Branta hutchinsii minima     is the smallest of the Cackling Geese. It is about the size of a Mallard.
    It breeds in a loose colony along about 100 miles of coastline in Alaska between the mouths of the Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers, where it nests on islands and by the edges of small tundra ponds.  

  19. Brant  (ph)  ______  FTak  FTjp  se,SC,SW,WE,NO
    Branta bernicla

    "Black Brant"  (*)  ______     6   
    Branta bernicla nigricans 

     In North America, Branta benicla is called the Brant. In Eurasia, it is called the Brent Goose.
  20. Wood Duck  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Aix sponsa
  21. Mallard  (ph) (*)  ______  8  p2  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,no
    Anas platyrhynchos
  22. Northern Pintail  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p7  FTak  nac  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
     Anas acuta
  23. Gadwall  (*)  (ph)  ______  3  FTak  FTjp  se,SC,sw,,ce
    Anas strepera
  24. Falcated Duck  (nt) (NAr) (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  1  p1  FTak  FTjp
    Anas falcata 

  25. Green-winged Teal  (*)  (ph)  ______ 8  p7  FTak  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,no
     Anas carolinensis

         Anas carolinensis has been considered conspecific with Anas crecca, the Eurasian Teal  (below). 
      
  26. Eurasian Teal  (OW) (*)  ______ 4  p3  FTak  FTjp
     Anas crecca nimia      (the subspecies of far-eastern Asia & into the Aleutian Is. of Alaska)   
  27. Garganey  (NAr) (OW) (*) ______ 1  p1  FTak  FTjp
    Anas querquedula
  28. Northern Shoveler  (*) (ph)   ______  8  p1  FTak nac  FTjp  SE,SC,sw,CE,we,no
    Anas clypeata
  29. American Wigeon  (*)  (ph)  ______  8  p4  FTak  nac  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,no
    Anas americana
  30. Eurasian Wigeon  (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  3  p2  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw,ce,we
    Anas penelope
  31. Eastern Spot-billed Duck  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Anas zonorhyncha
  32. Blue-winged Teal  (ph)  ______  se,sc,ce
    Anas discors
  33. Cinnamon Teal  ______
    Anas cyanoptera
  34. Baikal Teal  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp 
    Anas formosa
  35. Common Pochard  (NAr) (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  1  p1  FTak  FTjp
    Aythya ferina
  36. Canvasback  (*)  ______  8  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce,we
    Aythya valisineria
  37. Redhead  (*) (ph)  ______  2  FTak  se,sc,ce
    Aythya americana
  38. Ring-necked Duck  (*)  (ph)  ______  6  FTak  nac  FTjp  se,sc,ce
    Aythya collaris
  39. Greater Scaup  (*)  ______  8  p5  FTak  nac  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,no
    Aythya marila
  40. Lesser Scaup  (*)  (ph)  ______  8  FTak  nac  SE,sc,CE,we
    Aythya affinis
  41. Tufted Duck  (NAu) (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  2  p1  FTak  FTjp  sw
    Aythya fuligula
     
  42. Common Goldeneye  (*)  ______  8  p6  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,we
    Bucephala clangula
  43. Barrow's Goldeneye  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  SE,SC,SW,CE
     Bucephala islandica
  44. Bufflehead  (*) (ph)  ______  6  p2  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,we
    Bucephala albeola

  45. Long-tailed Duck  (t3) (*) (ph)  ______ 7  p7  FTak  nac  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
     Clangula hyemalis      (the single member of its genus) 

         A previous name for Clangula hyemalis was the Oldsquaw. 



    Long-tailed Ducks, male & female
     (photo by Kim Steininger) 
  46. Harlequin Duck  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p7  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,ce,we,no
     Histrionicus histrioncus 

  47. Common Eider  (*)  (ph)  ______  6  p1  FTak  sc,SW,WE,NO
    Somateria mollissima
  48. King Eider  (*)  (ph)  ______  7  p6  FTak  sc,SW,WE,NO
     Somateria spectabilis
  49. Steller's Eider  (t3) (*) (ph)  ______  5  p2  FTak  SC,SW,we,no
     Polysticta stelleri
  50. Spectacled Eider  (B) (*)  ______  4 b1  FTak  sw,WE,no
    Somateria fischeri
  51. Surf Scoter  (*)  (ph)  ______ 7  p2  FTak  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,no
    Melanitta perspicillata
  52. White-winged Scoter  (*)  ______  7  p2  FTak  SE,SC,SW,CE,we,no
    Melanitta fusca
  53. Black Scoter  (*)  (ph)  ______  7  FTak  se,SC,SW,ce,WE,no
     Melanitta americana

    The Black Scoter was conspecific with the Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra, of Europe.

  54. Smew  (NAr) (OW) (*)  ______ 1  p1  FTak  FTjp  sw
     Mergellus albellus
  55. Common Merganser  (*) (ph)  ______ 5  p1  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,ce,we
    Mergus merganser

     In the Old World, Mergus merganser is called the Goosander.
  56. Red-breasted Merganser  (*) (ph)  ______  6  p1  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,ce,WE,no
    Mergus serrator
  57. Hooded Merganser  (*) (ph)  ______ 1  FTak  se,sc,ce
    Lophodytes cucullatus

  58. Ruddy Duck  (AKvr)  (ph)  ______
    Oxyura jamaicensis

    LOONS
  59. Red-throated Loon  (*) (ph)  ______  7  FTak  FTjp  se,SC,SW,ce,WE,NO
     Gavia stellata      (monotypic)

    In the Old World, the Red-throated Loon is called the Red-throated Diver. 
  60. Pacific Loon  (*) (ph)  ______  8  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
     Gavia pacifica      (monotypic)

    In the Old World, the Pacific Loon is called the Pacific Diver.



    Pacific Loon
  61. Arctic Loon  (*)  ______  5  FTak  FTjp  sw,we
     Gavia arctica viridigularis

     In the Old World, the Arctic Loon is called the Black-throated Diver.
  62. Yellow-billed Loon  (*)  ______  5  g1 p1  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw,we,no
    Gavia adamsii      (monotypic)

    In the Old World, the Yellow-billed Loon is called the White-billed Diver.
  63. Common Loon  (*)  ______  8  FTak  SE,SC,sw,CE,we,no
    Gavia immer      (monotypic)

    In the Old World, the Common Loon is called the Great Northern Diver. 


    SEABIRDS
  64. Laysan Albatross  (nt) (ph)  ______  FTjp  se,sc,sw,we
    Phoebastria immutabilis
  65. Black-footed Albatross  (t3)  ______  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,we
    Phoebastria nigripes
  66. Short-tailed Albatross  (t3) (ph)  ______  FTjp  sw
    Phoebastria albatrus
  67. Shy Albatross  (nt) (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Thalassarche cauta
  68. Northern Fulmar  (*) (ph)  ______  7  p7  FTak  FTjp  se,SC,SW,we,no
    Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii  

  69. Mottled Petrel  (nt)  ______  se,sc,sw,we
    Pterodroma inexpectata
  70. Cook's Petrel  (t2) (AKvr)  ______
    Pterodroma cookii
  71. Sooty Shearwater  (*) (ph)  ______  2  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW
    Puffinus griseus
  72. Short-tailed Shearwater  (ph)  ______  FTjp  se,sc,SW,WE,no
    Puffinus tenuirostris
  73. Pink-footed Shearwater  (t3) (ph)  ______  se
    Puffinus creatopus
  74. Great Shearwater  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Puffinus gravis
  75. Buller's Shearwater  (t3)  ______  FTjp  se,sc
    Puffinus bulleri
  76. Manx Shearwater  (AKvr)  ______
    Puffinus puffinus
  77. Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel  ______  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,we
    Oceanodroma furcata
  78. Leach's Storm-Petrel  ______  SE,sc,SW
    Oceanodroma leucorhoa

    GREBES
  79. Red-necked Grebe  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p1  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,sw,CE,we
     Podiceps grisegena holboellii
  80. Horned Grebe  (*) (ph)  ______  5  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,we
    Podiceps auritus cornutus

     In the Old World, the Horned Grebe is called the Slavonian Grebe. 
  81. Pied-billed Grebe  (*) (ph)  ______  1  FTak  se
    Podilymbus p. podiceps
  82. Eared Grebe  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Podiceps nigricollis 
  83. Western Grebe  (ph)  ______  se
    Aechmophorus occidentalis

    BITTERNS, HERONS
  84. American Bittern  (ph)  ______  se
    Botaurus lentiginosus
  85. Yellow Bittern  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Ixobrychus sinensis
  86. Great Blue Heron  (ph)  ______  SE,sc
    Ardea herodias
  87. Great Egret  (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Ardea alba
  88. Intermediate Egret  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Mesophoyx intermediai
  89. Chinese Egret  (t2) (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Egretta eulophotes
  90. Little Egret  (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Egretta garzetta
  91. Chinese Pond Heron  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Ardeola bacchus
  92. Western Cattle Egret  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Bubulcus ibis
  93. Eastern Cattle Egret  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Bubulcus coromandus
  94. Green Heron  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Butorides virescens
  95. Black-crowned Night Heron  (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Nycticorax nycticorax 

    PELICANS
  96. American White Pelican  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
  97. Brown Pelican  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Pelecanus occidentalis

    CORMORANTS
  98. Double-crested Cormorant  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  se,SC,SW
     Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus
  99. Pelagic Cormorant  (*)  ______  8  p6  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,WE,no
    Phalacrocorax (or Leucocarbo) pelagicus resplendens

         The Pelagic Cormorant has also been called the Pelagic Shag.
  100. Red-faced Cormorant  (B) (*)  ______  8  p7 FTak  FTjp  SC,SW
         Phalacrocorax (or Leucocarbo) urile  (monotypic)

    The Red-faced Cormorant has also been called the Red-faced Shag.

  101. Brandt's Cormorant  ______  se,sc
    Phalacrocorax penicillatus

    FRIGATEBIRDS
  102. Magnificent Frigatebird  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Fregata magnificens 

    AMERICAN VULTURES
  103. Turkey Vulture  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Cathartes aura

    FALCONS
  104. American Kestrel  (*) (ph)  ______  4  FTak  se,sc,CE
     Falco sparverius
  105. Merlin  (*) (ph)  ______  4  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw,ce,we,no
     Falco columbarius



    A Merlin on a porch outside a window near Glenallen, Alaska
     (photo by Ken Hughes) 
  106. Peregrine Falcon  (*) (ph)  ______  5  p1  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,SW,ce,we,no
    Falco peregrinus 

  107. Gyrfalcon  (*) (ph)  ______  5  FTak  FTjp  sc,sw,ce,we,no
    Falco rusticolus
  108. Eurasian Kestrel  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Falco tinnunculus
  109. Eurasian Hobby  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Falco subbuteo

    HAWKS, EAGLES
  110. Bald Eagle  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p3  FTak  nac  SE,SC,SW,ce,we
    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  111. White-tailed Eagle  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Haliaeetus albicilla
  112. Steller's Sea Eagle  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Haliaeetus pelagicus
  113. Northern Harrier  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  se,SC,sw,ce,we,no
    Circus hudsonius
  114. Osprey  (*) (ph)  ______  1  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw,ce,we
    Pandion haliaetus
  115. Northern Goshawk  (*)  ______  2  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw,ce,we
    Accipiter gentilis
  116. Sharp-shinned Hawk  (*) (ph)  ______  1  FTak  SE,SC,CE,we
    Accipiter striatus
  117. Red-tailed Hawk  (*) (ph)  ______  4  FTak  se,sc,CE
     Buteo jamaicensis

     The subspecies of the Red-tailed Hawk known as the "Harlan's Hawk" has been seen during FONT tours in Alaska.

  118. Rough-legged Hawk  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw,CE,WE,NO
    Buteo lagopus
  119. Swainson's Hawk  (ph)  ______  ce
    Buteo swainsoni
  120. Golden Eagle  (*)  ______  7  FTak  se,sc,sw,CE,we,no
    Aquila chrysaetos


         RAILS, COOTS
  121. Virginia Rail  (AKvr)  ______
    Rallus limicola
  122. Sora  ______  se,ce
    Porzana carolina
  123. American Coot  (ph)  ______  se,sc,ce
    Fulica americana
  124. Eurasian Coot  (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Fulica atra


    CRANES
  125. Sandhill Crane  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p2  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,SW,CE,WE,no
     Grus canadensis



    Sandhill Crane
     (photo by Howard Eskin)

  126. Common Crane  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Grus grus  

    SHOREBIRDS 
  127. Black-bellied Plover  (*) (ph)  ______  3  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,ce,WE,no
     Pluvialis s. squatarola

     In the Old World, the Black-bellied Plover is called the Grey Plover.
  128. American Golden Plover  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  se,SC,WE,CE,WE,NO
     Pluvialis dominicus      (monotypic)
  129. Pacific Golden Plover  (*) (ph) ______  7  p2  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw,we
     Pluvialis fulva      (monotypic)

     The Pacific Golden Plover was conspecific with the American Golden Plover.

  130. European Golden Plover  (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Pluvialis apricaria
  131. Semipalmated Plover  (*) (ph)  ______  7  p7  FTak  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,no
    Charadrius semipalmatus      (monotypic)
  132. Common Ringed Plover  (NAr) (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  2 g1  FTak  FTjp  we
    Charadrius hiaticula tundrae
  133. Little Ringed Plover  (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Charadrius dubius
  134. Lesser Sandplover  (OW) (ph)  ______  FTjp  sw,we
    Charadrius mongolus
    The Lesser Sandplover has also been called the Mongolian Plover.. 

  135. Snowy Plover  (AKvr) (ph)  ______ 
    Charadrius nivosus
  136. Killdeer  (ph)  ______  se,sc,ce
    Charadrius vociferus
  137. Eurasian Dotterel  (NAr) (OW) (ph)  ______  we
    Charadrius morinellus

  138. Northern Lapwing  (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Vanellus vanellus
  139. Black Oystercatcher  (*) (ph)  ______ 5  FTak  SE,SC,SW
     Haematopus bachmani
  140. Black-winged Stilt  (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Himantopus himantopus
  141. American Avocet  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Recurvirostra americana 
  142. Greater Yellowlegs  (*) ______  7  p2  FTak  SE,SC,SW,ce,we
    Tringa melanoleuca      (monotypic)
  143. Lesser Yellowlegs  (*) (ph)  ______  7  p1  FTak  SE,SC,sw,CE,we
    Tringa flavipes      (monotypic)
  144. Solitary Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  se,sc,sw,ce,we
    Tringa solitaria
  145. Common Greenshank  (NAr) (OW) (*)  ______  3  p3  FTak  FTjp  sw
    Tringa nebularia      (monotypic)
  146. Spotted Redshank  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Tringa erythropus
  147. Green Sandpiuper  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (*)  ______  1  p1  FTak  FTjp
    Tringa ochropus  
  148. Wood Sandpiper  (NAr) (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  4  p4  FTak  FTjp  sw,we
    Tringa glareola      (monotypic)
     
  149. Marsh Sandpiper  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Tringa stagnatilis
  150. Wandering Tattler  (*)  ______  8  p5  FTak  se,SC,sw,ce,we
    Heteroscelus incanus      (monotypic)
  151. Gray-tailed Tattler  (NAr) (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  3  p2  FTak  FTjp  sw,we
    Heteroscelus breviceps      (monotypic)
  152. Spotted Sandpiper  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  SE,SC,sw,CE,we,no
     Actitis macularia      (monotypic)
  153. Common Sandpiper  (NAr) (OW) (*)  ______  1  p1  FTak  FTjp  sw,w
    Actitis macularia      (monotypic)
  154. Terek Sandpiper  (NAr) (OW) (*)  ______  1  FTak  FTjp  w
    Xenus cinereus      (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
  155. Upland Sandpiper  ______  se,ce
    Bartramia longicauda
  156. "American" Whimbrel  (*) (ph)  ______  7  p2  FTak  se,SC,SW,CE,WE.no
    Numenius phaeopus rufiventris
  157. Bristle-thighed Curlew  (t3) (NAr) (*) (ph) ______  4  p1  FTak  sw,we,no
    Numenius tahitiensis      (monotypic)
  158. Eastern Curlew  (nt) (NAr) (OW) (*)  ______ 1  p1  FTak  FTjp 
    Numenius madagascariensis      (monotypic)

         The Eastern Curlew has been called the Far Eastern Curlew. 
  159. Little Curlew  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Numenius minutus
  160. Eskimo Curlew  ______  (now presumed to be extinct)
    Numenius borealis
    The last documented sighting of an Eskimo Curlew in Alaska was in 1886.

  161. Bar-tailed Godwit  (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  7  p6  FTak  FTjp  sc,SW,WE,no 
     Limosa lapponica baueri 

         The Bar-tailed Godwit is an Old World species, but the subspecies L. l. baueri commonly breeds in western Alaska. 

  162. Eastern Black-tailed Godwit  (nt) (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (*)  ______ 1  p1  FTak  FTjp
     Limosa melanuroides

         The Eastern Black-tailed Godwit has been "split" from the Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa.
  163. Hudsonian Godwit  (*) (ph)  ______  5  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce,we,no
    Limosa haemastica
  164. Marbled Godwit  (ph)  ______  se,sc,sw
    Limosa fedoa
  165. Ruddy Turnstone  (*) (ph)  ______  7  p1  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,SW,ce,WE,no
    Arenaria interpres
  166. Black Turnstone  (*)  ______  4  FTak  SE,SC,SW,WE
     Arenaria melanocephala
  167. Surfbird  (*)  ______  5  FTak  SE,SC,sw,ce,we
    Aphriza virgata
  168. Red Knot  (*) (ph)  ______  5  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw,we,no
    Calidris canutus
  169. Great Knot  (t3) (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Calidris tenuirostris
  170. Sanderling  (*) (ph)  ______  2  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw,ce,we,no
    Calidris alba 
  171. Semipalmated Sandpiper  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce,we,no
     Calidris pusilla
  172. Western Sandpiper  (*) (ph)  ______  6  p1  FTak  nac  SE,SC,SW,ce,WE,no
    Calidris mauri
  173. Red-necked Stint  (NAr) (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  3  p2 b1  FTak  FTjp  sw,we,no
    Calidris ruficollis
  174. Temminck's Stint  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (*)  ______  1  b1  FTak  FTjp
    Calidris temminckii
  175. Long-toed Stint  (NAr) (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  1  p1  FTak  FTjp  sw,we
    Calidris subminuta  
     
  176. Little Stint  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Calidris temminckii
  177. Least Sandpiper  (*) (ph)  ______  6  p5  FTak  SE,SC,SW,ce,we,no
     Calidris minutilla
  178. Baird's Sandpiper  (*) (ph)  ______  4  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce,we,NO
    Calidris bairdii
  179. Pectoral Sandpiper  (*) (ph)  ______  5  p3  FTak  SE,SC,sw,ce,WE,NO
    Calidris melanotos
  180. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper  (NAr) (OW) (ph)  ______  FTjp  se,sc,sw,we
    Calidris acuminata
  181. White-rumped Sandpiper  (ph)  ______  ce,no
    Calidris fuscicollis
  182. Rock Sandpiper  (*)  ______  7  p7  FTak  SE,SC,SW,WE
     Calidris ptilocnemis
  183. Purple Sandpiper  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Calidris maritima
  184. Dunlin  (*) (ph)  ______  6  p1  FTak  FTjp  se,SC,SW,WE,NO
     Calidris alpina
  185. Curlew Sandpiper  (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Calidris ferruginea
  186. Stilt Sandpiper  (*) (ph)  ______  1  FTak  se,sc,ce,no
    Calidris himantopus
  187. Spoon-billed Sandpiper  (t1) (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Eurynorhynchus pygmeus
  188. Broad-billed Sandpiper  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Limicola falcinellus
      
  189. Buff-breasted Sandpiper  (nt)  ______  ce,we,no
    Tryngites subruficollis

  190. Ruff / Reeve  (NAu) (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  1  p1  FTak  FTjp  sw,we
    Philomachus pugnax
  191. Short-billed Dowitcher  (*) (ph)  ______  4  p1  FTak  SE,SC,SW
     Limnodromus griseus
  192. Long-billed Dowitcher  (*)  ______  3  FTak  se,SC,sw,ce,WE,NO
    Limnodromus scolopaceus
  193. Wilson's Snipe  (*) (ph)  ______ 7  p1  FTak  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
    Gallinago delicata

         The Wilson's Snipe was conspecific with the Common Snipe of the Old World, Gallinago gallinago.
  194. Common Snipe  (NAr) (OW) (ph)  ______  FTjp  sw
    Gallinago gallinago
    The Common Snipe is best identified by its underwings being paler than those of the Wilson's Snipe. 

  195. Pin-tailed Snipe  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Gallinago stenura
  196. Jack Snipe  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Lymnocryptes minimus
  197. Red-necked Phalarope  (*) (ph)  ______ 7  p7  FTak  nac  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
     Phalaropus lobatus
  198. Red Phalarope  (*) (ph)  ______ 5  p2  FTak  FTjp  se,SC,SW,WE,NO
     Phalaropus fulicaria

         In the Old World, the Red Phalarope is called the Grey Phalarope (except in Iceland).  
  199. Wilson's Phalarope  (AKvr)  ______
    Phalaropus tricolor
  200. Oriental Pratincole  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Glareola maldivarum

    JAEGERS & SKUAS
  201. Pomarine Jaeger  (*) (ph)  ______ 5  FTak  FTjp  se,SC,SW,WE,NO
    Stercorarius pomarinus      (monotypic)

    In the Old World, the Pomarine Jaeger is called the Pomarine Skua.
  202. Parasitic Jaeger  (*) (ph)  ______  7  p3  FTak  FTjp  se,SC,SW,ce,WE,NO
     Stercorarius parasiticus      (monotypic)

    In the Old World, the Parasitic Jaeger is called the Arctic Skua.
  203. Long-tailed Jaeger  (*) (ph)  ______  6  p2   FTak  se,sc,sw,CE,WE,NO
    Stercorarius longicaudus pallescens

         In the Old World, the Long-tailed Jaeger is called the Long-tailed Skua.
  204. South Polar Skua  (AKvr)  (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Stercorarius maccormicki

    GULLS
  205. Franklin's Gull  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Leucophaeus pipixcan
  206. Little Gull  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Hydrocoloeus minutus
  207. Black-headed Gull  (NAu) (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  4  p1  FTak  FTjp  sw,w
    Chroicocephalus     (formerly Larus) ridibundus  (monotypic)
     
  208. Bonaparte's Gull  (*) (ph)  ______  7  FTak  SE,SC,sw,ce,we
    Chroicocephalus     (formerly Larus) philadelphia  (monotypic)
  209. Heermann's Gull  (AKvr)  (ph)  ______
    Larus heermanni
  210. Mew Gull  (*)  ______  8  p1  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,no
     Larus canus brachyrhynchus

         In Eurasia, the nominate race of Larus canus is called the Common Gull. The race in eastern Asia that is called the "Kamchatka Gull" is L. c. kamtschatschenis.  
  211. Ring-billed Gull  ______  se,sc
    Larus delawarensis
  212. California Gull  ______  se
    Larus californicus
  213. "American" Herring Gull  (*)  ______ 7  p1  FTak  SE,SC,sw,ce,we,no
     Larus (argentatus) smithsonianus
  214. Vega Gull  (OW) (*) ______  6  FTak  FTjp    sw,we
    Larus vegae

    The Vega Gull has been considered a subspecies of the Herring Gull. 

  215. Thayer's Gull  ______  se,sc
    Larus thayeri
  216. Lesser Black-backed Gull  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Larus fuscus 
  217. Slaty-backed Gull  (NAr) (OW) (*) (ph)   ______  7  p1  FTak  FTjp  sc,sw,we,no
    Larus schistisagus      (monotypic)
  218. Glaucous-winged Gull  (*)  ______  8  p7  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,ce,WE
    Larus glaucescens      (monotypic)
  219. Glaucous Gull  (*) (ph)  ______  7  p5  FTak  nac  FTjp  se,sc,sw,ce,WE,NO
    Larus hyperboreus barrovianus      

    Another subspecies    , L. h. pallidissimus, is on the Asian side of the Bering Sea. 
  220. Black-tailed Gull  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Larus crassirostris
  221. Western Gull  (AKvr)  ______
    Larus occidentalis
  222. Great Black-backed Gull  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Larus marinus
  223. Black-legged Kittiwake  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p7  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,WE,NO
    Rissa tridactyla      (now said to be monotypic)
  224. Red-legged Kittiwake  (t3) (B) (*) (ph)  ______  7  p7  FTak  sc,sw,we
    Rissa brevirostris      (monotypic)
    In the mid-1970s, the total population of the Red-legged Kittiwake was estimated at about 260,000 individuals. It declined to about 168,000 by the mid-1990s. Most of this decline was on the Pribilof Islands..  
  225. Ross' Gull  (*) (ph)  ______  2  p1  FTak  FTjp  we,NO
    Rhodostethia rosea  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 

  226. Sabine's Gull  (*) (ph)  ______  6  p1  FTak  se,sc,sw,WE,NO
    Xema sabini      (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 

  227. Ivory Gull  (*) (ph)  ______  1  FTak  sw,we,no   
    Pagophila eburnea      (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)

    The Ivory Gull is a bird of the High Arctic.



    Ivory Gull
    (photo by Howard Eskin, another photo at the top of this list)


    TERNS
  228. Common Tern  (*)  ______  2  p1  FTak  FTjp  sw
    Sterna h. hirundo
  229. Arctic Tern  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p1  FTak  SE,SC,SW,ce,WE,no
    Sterna paradisaea      (monotypic)
  230. Aleutian Tern  (B) (*)  ______ 6  FTak  se,sc,sw,we
    Onychoprion     (formerly Sterna) aleutica  (monotypic)
  231. Caspian Tern  ______  se,sc
    Hydroprogne caspia
  232. Sooty Tern  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Onychoprion fuscatus
  233. Black Tern  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Chiladontas niger
  234. White-winged Tern  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  (ph)  ______  
    Chiladontas leucopterus

    ALCIDS
  235. Dovekie  (*)  ______  2  FTak  we
    Alle alle polaris

    In the Old World, the Dovekie is called the Little Auk.
  236. Common Murre  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p7  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,WE
    Uria aalge inornata

         In the Old World, the Common Murre is called the Guillemot.

    Common Murre
     (photo by Kim Steininger)

  237. Thick-billed Murre  (*) (ph)  ______  7  p7  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,SW,WE,no
     Uria lomvia arra

         In the Old World, the Thick-billed Murre is called the Brunnich's Guillemot.
  238. Black Guillemot  (*) (ph)  ______  2  FTak  sw,we,no
    Cepphus grylle mandtii      (a different subspecies than in the NE USA & eastern Canada)

  239. Pigeon Guillemot  (*)  ______  7  p3  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,WE
     Cepphus c. columba      (the 2 other subspecies are in eastern Asia) 

  240. Marbled Murrelet  (t3) (*)  ______  6  p1   FTak  SE,SC,sw
     Brachyramphus marmoratus      (monotypic)

    The Marbled Murrelet was conspecific with what is now the Long-billed Murrelet of eastern Asia. 
  241. Long-billed Murrelet  (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp  
    Brachyramphus perdix  
  242. Kittlitz's Murrelet  (t1) (*)  ______  5  FTak  se,SC,sw,we,no
    Brachyramphus brevirostris      (monotypic)
  243. Ancient Murrelet ______  3  p1  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,SW,we
    Synthliboramphus a. antiquus      (the other subspecies breeds on Commander Island, Siberia) 

  244. Cassin's Auklet  (*)  ______  1  FTak  se,sc,SW
    Ptychoramphus aleuticus

  245. Parakeet Auklet  (B) ______  7  p7  FTak  se,sc,SW,WE
    Aethia     (formerly Cyclorrhynchus) psittacula  (monotypic)
  246. Least Auklet  (B) (ph)  ______  7  p7  FTak  FTjp  SW,WE
     Aethia pusilla      (monotypic)

     The Least Auklet is Alaska's most numerous colonial seabird.
  247. Crested Auklet  (B) ______  7  p7  FTak  FTjp  sc,SW,WE,no
    Aethia cristatella      (monotypic)
  248. Whiskered Auklet  (B)  ______  SW
    Aethia pygmaea

  249. Rhinoceros Auklet ______  3  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw
    Cerorhinca monocerata      (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
  250. Tufted Puffin  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p7  FTak  FTjp  se,SC,SW,WE
     Fratercula     (formerly Lunda) cirrhata  (monotypic)
  251. Horned Puffin  (*)  (ph)  ______  8  p7  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,SW,WE,no
    Fratercula corniculata      (monotypic)


         PIGEONS, DOVES

  252. Common (or Feral) Pigeon  (*) ______  7  FTak  nac  FTjp  SE,SC,CE
    Columba livia
  253. Band-tailed Pigeon  (ph)  ______  se
    Patagioenas fasciata
  254. Oriental Turtle Dove  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Streptopelia orientalis
  255. Mourning Dove  ______  se,sc,ce
    Zenaida macroura
  256. White-winged Dove  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Zenaida asiatica 

    CUCKOOS 
  257. Common Cuckoo  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (*)  ______ 1  p1  FTak  FTjp
    Cuculus canorus
     
  258. Oriental Cuckoo  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Cuculus aptatus
  259. Yellow-billed Cuckoo  (AKvr)  ______
    Coccyzus americanus

    OWLS
  260. Western Screech Owl  (ph)  ______  se
    Megascops kennicottii
  261. Oriental Scops Owl  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Otus sunia
  262. Great Horned Owl  (ph)  ______  se,SC,sw,CE,we
    Bubo virginianus
  263. Snowy Owl  (*) (ph)  ______  3  p3 b1  FTak  sc,sw,ce,we,no
     Bubo scandiacus     (was Nyctea scandiaca)  (monotypic)



    Above & below: a Snowy Owl
    (photos by Marie Gardner)





  264. Short-eared Owl  (*) (ph)  ______  6  p3  FTak  FTjp  se,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
    Asio flammeus
  265. Long-eared Owl  (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Asio otus
  266. Northern Hawk-Owl  (*) (ph)  ______  2  FTak  se,sc,sw,CE,we
    Surnia ulula
  267. Boreal Owl  (*) (ph)  ______ 4  FTak  sc,sw,CE,we
    Aegolius funereus

    In the Old World, the Boreal Owl is called the Tengmalm's Owl.
  268. Northern Saw-whet Owl  (*) (ph)  ______  2  FTak  se,sc
    Aegolius acadicus

  269. Northern Pygmy Owl  ______  se
    Glaucidium gnoma
  270. Great Gray Owl  (ph)  ______  sc,ce
    Strix nebulosa
  271. Barred Owl  (ph)  ______  se
    Strix varia

    NIGHTHAWKS & NIGHTJARS
  272. Lesser Nighthawk  (AKvr)  ______
    Chordeiles acutipennis
  273. Common Nighthawk  ______  se
    Chordeiles minor
  274. Eastern Whip-poor-will  (AKvr)  ______
    Caprimulgus vociferus
  275. Grey Nightjar  (NAr) (OW) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Caprimulgus indicus

    SWIFTS
  276. Black Swift  ______  se
    Cypseloides niger
  277. Vaux's Swift  ______  se
    Chaetura vuxi
  278. Chimney Swift  (AKvr)  ______
    Chaetura pelagica
  279. White-throated Needletail  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Hirundapus caudacutus
  280. Fork-tailed Swift  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Apus pacificus
  281. Common Swift  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Apus apus

    HUMMINGBIRDS  
  282. Rufous Hummingbird  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  SE,SC,ce
     Selasphorus rufus

  283. Anna's Hummingbird  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Calypte anna
  284. Costa's Hummingbird  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Calypte costae
  285. Ruby-throated Hummingbird  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Archilochus colubris

    HOOPOE
  286. Eurasian Hoopoe  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Upupa epops

    KINGFISHERS
  287. Belted Kingfisher  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  SE,sc,sw,CE,we
    Megaceryle     (formerly Ceryle) alcyon  (now said to be monotypic)


         WOODPECKERS
  288. Eurasian Wryneck  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Jnyx torquilla
  289. Downy Woodpecker  (*) (ph)  ______  4  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce,we
    Picoides pubescens medianus      (1 of 2 subspecies in Alaska)
  290. Hairy Woodpecker  (*) (ph)  ______  5  FTak  se,sc,ce
     Picoides villosus septentrionalis      (1 of 2 subspecies in Alaska)
  291. American Three-toed Woodpecker  (*)  ______  3  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce,we
     Picoides tridactylus fasciatus

     The American Three-toed Woodpecker was conspecific with the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker.
  292. Black-backed Woodpecker  (*)  ______ 2  FTak  sc,ce
    Picoides arcticus      (monotypic)

     The Black-backed Woodpecker was at one time called the Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker, as this species also has 3 toes. 
  293. Northern Flicker ______  se,sc,CE
    Colaptes auratus 

     "Yellow-shafted Flicker"  (*)  ______  5  FTak  nac  sc,CE
     Colaptes auratus luteus

         "Red-shafted Flicker"  ______  se
     Colaptes auratus cafer
  294. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  (AKvr)  (ph)  ______
    Sphyrapicus varius
  295. Red-breasted Sapsucker  ______  SE
    Sphyrapicus ruber
  296. Great Spotted Woodpecker  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Dendrocopos major

    NEW WORLD FLYCATCHERS 
  297. Olive-sided Flycatcher  (nt) (*)  ______ 6  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce,we
     Contopus borealis

         An alternate name for Contopus borealis could be the Boreal Pewee. 
  298. Western Wood Pewee  (*)  ______  3  FTak  se,sc,ce
    Contopus sordidulus
  299. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  ______  ce
    Empidonax flaviventris

  300. Alder Flycatcher  (*)  ______  6  FTak  se,sc,sw,CE,we
    Empidonax alnorum
  301. Hammond's Flycatcher  (*)  ______ 1  FTak  se,CE
    Empidonax hammondii
  302. Willow Flycatcher  (AKvr)  ______
    Empidonax trailii
  303. Least Flycatcher  (AKvr)  ______
    Empidonax minimus
  304. Dusky Flycatcher  (AKvr) (ph)  ______ 
    Empidonax oberholseri
  305. Pacific Slope Flycatcher  ______  SE
    Empidonax difficilis
  306. Say's Phoebe  (*) (ph)  ______  3  FTak  se,sc,ce,we.no
    Sayornis saya
  307. Black Phoebe  (AKvr)  ______
    Sayornis nigricans
  308. Eastern Phoebe  (AKvr)  ______
    Sayornis phoebe
  309. Great Crested Flycatcher  (AKvr)  ______
    Myiarchus crinitus
  310. Western Kingbird  (AKvr)  ______
    Tyrannus verticalis
  311. Eastern Kingbird  (AKvr)  ______
    Tyrannus tyrannus
  312. Tropical Kingbird  (AKvr)  ______
    Tyrannus melancholicus
  313. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Tyrannus forficatus

    SHRIKES
  314. Northern Shrike  (*) (ph)  ______ 4  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw,ce,we,no
     Lanius excubitor

     In the Old World, the Northern Shrike is called the Great Grey Shrike. 
  315. Brown Shrike  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Lanius cristatus

    VIREOS
  316. Cassin's Vireo  (AKvr)  ______
    Vireo cassinii
  317. Warbling Vireo  ______  se
    Vireo gilvus
  318. Philadelphia Vireo  (AKvr)  ______
    Vireo philadelphicus
  319. Red-eyed Vireo  ______  se
    Vireo olivaceus

    CORVIDS

  320. Gray Jay  (*) (ph)  ______ 7  FTak  se,sc,sw,CE,we
     Pesisoreus canadensis
  321. Steller's Jay  (*) (ph)  ______  5  FTak  SE,SC
    Cyanocitta stelleri

     The Steller's Jay was among the first birds found in Alaska, and described to science, by European explorers and naturalists from Russia.
    Georg Steller encountered it in July 1741 when he landed for but a few hours on an island off the Alaskan coast.      



    Steller's Jay 
     (photo by Howard Eskin)
     
  322. Black-billed Magpie  (*) (ph)  ______  8  FTak  se,SC,SW,ce
    Pica hudsonia

         The Black-billed Magpie was conspecific with the Common Magpie, Pica pica, of Europe. 
    Recently, the Kamchatka Magpie of far-eastern Russia, Pica camtsschatica, has also been split from Pica pica, as has the Oriental Magpie, Pica sericea, also of eastern Asia (further south). 

  323. Northwestern Crow  (*)  ______  7  FTak  SE,SC,sw
    Corvus caurinus
  324. American Crow  ______  se
    Corvus brachyrhynchos
  325. Common Raven  (*) (ph)  ______  8  FTak  nac  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
    Corvus corax
  326. Clark's Nutcracker  (AKvr)  ______
    Nucifraga columbiana

    WAXWINGS
  327. Bohemian Waxwing  (*) ______  1  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,sw,CE,we
     Bombycilla garrulus
  328. Cedar Waxwing  (ph)  ______  se
    Bombycilla cedrorum


     CHICKADEES

     The species in the following genus Poecile were in the genus Parus.
  329. Black-capped Chickadee  (*) (ph)  ______  8  FTak  se,SC,sw,CE,we
    Poecile     atricapillus

  330. Boreal Chickadee  (*)  ______  6  FTak  sc,sw,CE,we
    Poecile     hudsonicus
  331. Chestnut-backed Chickadee  (*)  ______  1  FTak  SE,SC
    Poecile     rufescens
  332. Gray-headed Chickadee  ______  ce,we
    Poecile cincta
    Another name for Poecile cincta, in the Old World, is the Siberian Tit.
  333. Mountain Chickadee  (AKvr)  ______
    Poecile gambeli

    SWALLOWS & MARTINS
  334. Tree Swallow  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p3  FTak  nac  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE
    Tachycineta bicolor      (monotypic)

  335. Violet-green Swallow  (*)  ______  8  FTak  se,SC,sw,CE
     Tachycineta t. thalassina
  336. Bank Swallow  (*)  ______  8  p1  FTak  nac  FTjp  se,sc,sw,CE,we
    Riparia r riparia

     In the Old World, the Bank Swallow is called the Sand Martin. 
  337. American Cliff Swallow  (*)  ______  7  FTak  nac  se,sc,sw,CE,we,no
    Petrochelidon     (formerly Hirundo) p. pyrrhonota
  338. Barn Swallow  (*) (ph)  ______  3  FTak  FTjp  SE,sc
    Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
  339. Northern Rough-winged Swallow  ______  se
    Stelgidopteyx serripennis
  340. Purple Martin  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Progne subis
  341. Asian House Martin  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Delichon dasypus

    LARKS
  342. Horned Lark  (*) (ph)  ______  3  FTak  se,sc,sw,CE,we,no
    Eremophila alpestris

     In the Old World, the Horned Lark is called the Shore Lark.
  343. Eurasian Skylark  (OW) (NAr) (*)  ______  2 p1  FTak  FTjp  sw
     Alauda arvensis

         In Alaska, the Eurasian Skylark is a visitor from Asia. 


    WREN
  344. Pacific Wren  (*)  ______  6  p6  FTak  SE.sc,SW
    Troglodytes pacificus alascensis   

         The above subspecies of the Pacific Wren in the Pribilof Islands is 1 of 6 subspecies in Alaska. Most of the other subspecies in the state are on islands including the Aleutians & Kodiak Island.   


    NUTHATCH & CREEPER
  345. Red-breasted Nuthatch  (*) (ph)  ______  4  FTak  se,sc
    Sitta canadensis

  346. Brown Creeper  (*) (ph)  ______  2  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce
     Certhia americana

    An alternate name for Certhia americana could be the the "American Treecreeper". All of the other species in the Certhia genus in the world are called treecreepers. 


    KINGLETS
  347. Golden-crowned Kinglet  (*) (ph)  ______ 1  FTak  SE,sc,sw,ce
    Regulus satrapa olivaceus      (1 of 2 subspecies in Alaska)

  348. Ruby-crowned Kinglet  (*) (ph)  ______ 5  FTak  SE,SC,sw,ce,we
    Regulus calendula grinnelli


    OLD WORLD WARBLERS
  349. Arctic Warbler  (NAr) (OW) (*)  ______  4  FTak  nac  FTjp  sw,CE,WE,NO
    Phylloscopus borealis        

    The Arctic Warblers that breed in Alaska winter in the Philippines and Indonesia. 

  350. Willow Warbler  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Phylloscopus trochilus
  351. Wood Warbler  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Phylloscopus sibilatrix
  352. Dusky Warbler  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Phylloscopus fuscatus
  353. Yellow-browed Warbler  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Phylloscopus inornatus
  354. Pallas' Leaf Warbler  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Phylloscopus proregulus 
  355. Lesser Whitethroat  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Sylvia curruca
  356. Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Locustella ochotensis
  357. Lanceolated Warbler  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Locustella lanceolata


    OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS
  358. Narcissus Flycatcher  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Ficedula narcissina
  359. Taiga Flycatcher  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Ficedula albicilla

    The Taiga Flycatcher was conspecific with the Red-breasted Flycatcher of western Eurasia.  

  360. Mugimaki Flycatcher  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Ficedula mugimaki

    There is a single record of a Mugimaki Flycatcher in Alaska, on Shemya Island in 1985. 

  361. Dark-sided Flycatcher  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Muscicapa sibirica
  362. Grey-streaked Flycatcher  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Muscicapa griseisticta
  363. Asian Brown Flycatcher  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Muscicapa dauurica
  364. Spotted Flycatcher  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  
    Muscicapa striata

    OLD WORLD CHATS & allies 
  365. Bluethroat  (NAr) (OW) (*) (ph)   ______  5  FTak  FTjp  we,no
    Luscinia s. svecica 

    Bluethroats     that breed in Alaska winter in southeast Asia. 

  366. Siberian Rubythroat  (OW) (ph)  ______  FTjp  sw
    Luscinia calliope
  367. Siberian Blue Robin  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Luscinia cyane
  368. Red-flanked Bluetail  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Luscinia cyanurus      (formerly Tarsiger cyanurus)
  369. Northern Wheatear  (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  6  p1  FTak  nac  sc,sw,ce,WE,no
     Oenanthe o. oenanthe   

    Wheatears that breed in Alaska winter on the savannas of northern & eastern Africa. A different subspecies of the Wheatear that breeds in northeast Canada, Greenland, and Iceland, winters in western Europe and western Africa. 

  370. Siberian Stonechat  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
     Saxicola maurus

     The Siberian Stonechat was conspecific with the Eurasian (or Common) Stonechat, Saxicola torquatus. 


    THRUSHES       
  371. Gray-cheeked Thrush  (*)  ______  7  FTak  nac  se,sc,SW,CE,WE,NO
    Catharus minimus
  372. Swainson's Thrush  (*)  ______  5  FTak  SE,sc,sw,CE,we
     Catharus ustulatus
  373. Hermit Thrush  (*) (ph)  ______  7  FTak  SE,SC,SW,ce,we
    Catharus guttatus
  374. Veery  (AKvr)  ______
    Catharus fuscescens
  375. Eye-browed Thrush  (NAr) (OW) (*)  ______  1  p1  FTak  FTjp  sw
    Turdus obscurus
  376. American Robin  (*)  ______  8  FTak  nac  SE,SC,SW,CE.WE,no
    Turdus migratorius
  377. Dusky Thrush  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Turdus eunomus

         Both Dusky Thrush and Naumann's Thrush (below) have been found on Adak Island.

  378. Naumann's Thrush  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Turdus naumanni

    The Naumann's Thrush and the Dusky Thrush (above) have been conspecific.  

  379. Fieldfare  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Turdus pilaris
  380. Redwing  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Turdus iliacus
    The first Redwing in Alaska was found in Seward on November 16, 2011.   

  381. Varied Thrush  (*) (ph)  ______  7  FTak  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,no
    Ixoreus naevius meruloides      (1 of 2 subspecies in Alaska) (the single member of its genus) 

  382. Townsend's Solitaire  ______  se,sc,ce
    Myadestes townsendi
  383. Mountain Bluebird  (ph)  ______  se,ce
    Sialia currucoides

    MIMIC THRUSHES
  384. Gray Catbird  (AKvr)  ______
    Dumetella carolinensis
  385. Northern Mockingbird  (AKvr)  ______
    Mimus polyglottos
  386. Brown Thrasher  (AKvr)  ______
    Toxostoma rufum  

    DIPPER
  387. American Dipper  ______  SE,SC,SW,ce,we,no
    Cinclus mexicanus

    ACCENTOR
  388. Siberian Accentor  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Prunella montanella

    STARLING
  389. Common Starling  ______  FTjp  se,sc,ce
    Sturnus vulgaris

    WAGTAILS & PIPITS
  390. Eastern Yellow Wagtail  (OW) (*) ______  6  p2  FTak  nac  FTjp  sw,WE,no
     Motacilla t. tschutschensis   

    The subspecies of the Eastern Yellow Wagtail that breeds in Alaska and the northern Kamchatka Peninsula of Siberia  winters in eastern Asia to the Greater Sundas.

  391. White Wagtail  (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  3  g1  FTak  FTjp  sw,we,no
    Motacilla alba ocularis
     Motacilla alba lugens  _____  2      g1      (this race has been called "Black-backed Wagtail") 

  392. Grey Wagtail  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Motacilla cinerea
  393. Olive-backed Pipit  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (*) (ph)  ______  2  p2  FTak  FTjp
    Anthus hodgsoni
  394. Red-throated Pipit  (NAu) (OW) (*)  ______  2  p1 g1  FTak  FTjp  sc,sw,we
    Anthus cervinus
  395. American Pipit  (*) (ph)  ______  5  p1  FTak  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
     Anthus rubescens

         Another name for the American Pipit is the Buff-bellied Pipit.
  396. Tree Pipit  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Anthus trivialis
  397. Pechora Pipit  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Anthus gustavi

    FINCHES
  398. Brambling  (NAr) (OW) (*) (ph)  ______  1  p1  FTak  FTjp  sw
     Fringilla montifringilla
  399. Gray-crowned Rosy Finch (*) (ph)  ______  7  p7  FTak  se,sc,SW,ce,we,no
    Leucosticte tephrocotis
  400. Pine Grosbeak  (*) (ph)  ______  1  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce,we,no
    Pinicola enucleator
  401. Scarlet Rosefinch  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (*) (ph)  ______  1  FTak
    Carpodacus erythrinus

     Another name for Carpodacus erythrinus is Common Rosefinch.
     
  402. Purple Finch  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Haemorhous     (formerly Carpodacus) purpureus
  403. Cassin's Finch  (nt) (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Haemorhous     (formerly Carpodacus) cassinii
  404. House Finch  (AKvr) (ph)  ______ 
    Haemorhous     (formerly Carpodacus) mexicanus 
  405. White-winged Crossbill  (*) (ph)  ______  3  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce,we 
     Loxia leucoptera 

         In the Old World, the White-winged Crossbill is called the Two-barred Crossbill.

  406. Red Crossbill  (ph)  ______  SE,sc,sw
    Loxia curvirostra
  407. American Goldfinch  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Spinus     (formerly Carduelis) tristis
  408. Oriental Greenfinch  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (*)  ______  1  p1  FTak  FTjp
     Chloris     (formerly Carduelis) sinica
  409. Common Redpoll  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p4  FTak  nac  FTjp  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,no
    Acanthis     (formerly Carduelis) flammea

  410. Hoary Redpoll  (*)  ______  6  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce,WE,NO
    Acanthis     (formerly Carduelis) hornemanni

         In the Old World, the Hoary Redpoll is called the Arctic Redpoll.    
  411. Pine Siskin  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  SE,SC,ce
    Spinus     (formerly Carduelis) pinus
  412. Eurasian Siskin  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Carduelis spinus
  413. Eurasian Bullfinch  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Pyrrhula pyrrhula
  414. Evening Grosbeak  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Coccothraustes vespertinus
  415. Hawfinch  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Coccothraustes coccothraustes   

    NEW WORLD WARBLERS 
  416. Orange-crowned Warbler  (*) (ph)  ______  8  FTak  SE,SC,SW,CE,we
    Oreothlypis     (formerly Vermivora) celata
  417. Tennessee Warbler  (ph)  ______  se,sc
    Oreothlypis     (formerly Vermivora) peregrina
  418. Nashville Warbler  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Oreothlypis ruficapilla  


    The species in the following genus Setophaga were in the genus Dendroica. 

  419. Yellow Warbler  (*) (ph)  ______  7  FTak  nac  SE,sc,SW,CE,WE,no
    Setophaga petechia 
  420. "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler  (*) (ph)  ______  8  p1  FTak  nac  SE,SC,sw,CE,WE
    Setophaga     c. coronata
  421. Townsend's Warbler  (*)  ______  4  FTak  SE,SC,CE
    Setophaga     townsendi
  422. Blackpoll Warbler  (*) (ph)  ______  7  FTak  se,sc,SW,ce,WE
    Setophaga Dendroica    ) atriata
  423. Chestnut-sided Warbler  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Setophaga pensylvanica
  424. Magnolia Warbler  (ph)  ______  se
    Setophaga magnolia
  425. Cape May Warbler  (AKvr)  ______
    Setophaga tigrina
  426. Black-throated Blue Warbler  (AKvr)  ______
    Setophaga caerulescens
  427. Black-throated Green Warbler  (AKvr)  ______
    Setophaga virens
  428. Prairie Warbler  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Setophaga discolor
  429. Palm Warbler  (AKvr)  ______
    Setophaga palmarum
  430. Black-and-white Warbler  (AKvr)  ______
    Mniotilta varia
  431. American Restart  (ph)  ______  se
    Setophaga ruticilla
  432. Ovenbird  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Seiurus aurocapilla
  433. Northern Waterthrush  (*)  ______  6  FTak  se,sc,SW,CE,WE
    Parkesia     (formerly Seiurus) noveboracensis
  434. Wilson's Warbler  (*)  ______  7  p1  FTak  SE,SC,SW,CE,we
    Cardellina     (formerly Wilsonia) pusilla
  435. Canada Warbler  (ph)  ______
    Cardellina canadensis      (formerly Wilsonia canadensis) 
  436. Mourning Warbler  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Geothlypis     (formerly Oporornis) philadelphia
  437. MacGillivray's Warbler  (ph)  ______  se
    Geothlypis     (formerly Oporonis) tolmiei
  438. Common Yellowthroat  (ph)  ______  se
    Geothlypis trichas

    BLACKBIRDS & allies
  439. Red-winged Blackbird  (*) (ph)  ______  4  p1  FTak  se,sc,ce
     Agelaius phoeniceus
  440. Rusty Blackbird  (t3) (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  se,sc,sw,ce,we,no
     Euphagus carolinus 

  441. Brewer's Blackbird  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Euphagus cyanocephalus
  442. Yellow-headed Blackbird  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Zanthocephalus xanthocephalus
  443. Common Grackle  (AKvr)  ______
    Quiscalus quiscula
  444. Brown-headed Cowbird  (ph)  ______  se
    Molothrus ater 
  445. Western Meadowlark  (AKvr)  ______
    Sturnella neglecta
  446. Bobolink  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Dolichonyx oryzivorus
  447. Orchard Oriole  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Icterus spurius 

    TANAGERS
  448. Western Tanager  (ph)  _____  se
    Piranga ludoviciana
  449. Scarlet Tanager  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Piranga olivacea

    SPARROWS, BUNTINGS
  450. Spotted Towhee  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Pipilo maculatus
  451. American Tree Sparrow  (*) (ph)  ______  6  FTak  se,sc,sw,CE,WE,no
    Spizelloides arborea      (formerly Spizella arborea)
  452. Chipping Sparrow  (*) (ph)  ______  1  FTak  nac  se,ce
    Spizella passerina
  453. Clay-colored Sparrow  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Spizella pallida
  454. Brewer's Sparrow  (ph)  ______  ce
    Spizella breweri
  455. Lark Sparrow  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Chondestes grammacus
  456. Savannah Sparrow  (*) (ph)  ______  7  FTak  nac  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
     Passerculus sandwichensis      (the single member of its genus) 

  457. Fox Sparrow  ______  SE,SC,SW,CE,WE,no
    Passerella iliaca

    "Red Fox Sparrow"  (*)  ______  7  FTak  nac  CE,WE
     Passerella i. iliaca

     The "Red" Fox Sparrow occurs in Alaska near Nome and eastward in northern & central Alaska.

    "    Sooty Fox Sparrow"  (*)  ______  1      FTak  SC
    Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis 

         The "Sooty" Fox Sparrow occurs in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula.
  458. Song Sparrow  (*) (ph)  ______  5  p1  FTak  SE,SC,SW
    Melospiza melodia inexpectata      (a dark subspecies in southern coastal Alaska, and in Canada in British Colombia & the Yukon)
    Melospiza meloda sanaka      (a large subspecies in Alaska in the eastern Aleutian Islands)
    Melospiza meloda maxima      (a second large Alaskan subspecies in the Aleutians)

    Another large subspecies in the Aleutian Islands, Melospiza melodia amaka, endemic to Amak Island, was last seen there around New Year's Eve 1980.1981. Devegetation of the island caused the bird's demise.

    In all, there are 29 subspecies of the Song Sparrow north of Mexico. The largest are those in Alaska in the Aleutians.    

    A Song Sparrow seen during a FONT tour in the Pribilof Islands was thought to be ship-assisted.  

  459. Lincoln's Sparrow  (*)  ______  6  FTak  SE,SC,sw,CE,we
     Melospiza lincolnii
  460. Swamp Sparrow  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Melospiza georgiana
  461. Golden-crowned Sparrow  (*)  ______ 6  FTak  se,SC,SW,ce,WE,no
    Zonotrichia atricapilla
  462. White-crowned Sparrow  (*) (ph)  ______  8  FTak  nac  se,sc,SW,CE,WE,no
    Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii      (subspecies from Alaska to central Canada) 

  463. White-throated Sparrow  ______  se
    Zonotrichia albicollis
  464. Harris' Sparrow  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Zonotrichia querula
  465. Dark-eyed Junco  ______  SE,SC,sw,CE,we,no
    Junco hyemalis
    "Slate-colored Junco"  (*) (ph)  ______      8  FTak  SC
    Junco hyemalis hyemalis

     "Oregon Junco"  ______  SE
     Junco hyemalis oreganus      (in southeastern Alaska, and south to into California) 

  466. Lapland Longspur  (ph)  ______  7  p7  FTak   FTjp  se,SC,SW,CE,WE,NO
     Calcarius lapponicus

         In the Old World, the Lapland Longspur is called the Lapland Bunting.
  467. Smith's Longspur  (ph)  ______  1  FTak  ce,no
    Calcarius pictus
  468. Snow Bunting  (ph)  ______  7  p7  FTak  FTjp  se,sc,SW,ce,WE,NO
    Calcarius     (formerly Plectrophenax) nivalis
  469. McKay's Bunting  (nt) (B) ______  1  g  FTak  sw,we
    Calcarius     (formely Plectrophenax) hyperboreus
    The McKay's Bunting breeds only on Hall & St. Matthew's Islands in the Bering Sea, and occasionally on St. Lawrence Island & probably on St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs. It winters along the wet Alaska coast mainly from Kotzebue to the tip of the Alaska Peninsula. 

  470. Pine Bunting  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______
    Emberiza leucocephalos
  471. Little Bunting  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Emberiza pusilla
  472. Rustic Bunting  (NAr) (OW)  ______  FTjp  sw
    Emberiza rustica
  473. Elegant Bunting  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr) (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Emberiza elegans
    The Elegant Bunting has been called the Yellow-throated Bunting.

  474. Yellow-breasted Bunting  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  (ph)  ______  FTjp
    Emberiza aureola
  475. Grey Bunting  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Emberiza variabilis
  476. Common Reed Bunting  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Emberiza schoenichus
  477. Pallas' Reed Bunting  (NAr) (OW) (AKvr)  ______  FTjp
    Emberiza pallasi

    GROSBEAKS & allies
  478. Dickcissel  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Spiza americana
  479. Rose-breasted Grosbeak  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Pheucticus ludovicianus
  480. Black-headed Grosbeak  (AKvr)  ______
    Pheucticus melanocephalus
  481. Blue Grosbeak  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Passerina caerulea
  482. Indigo Bunting  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Passerina cyanea
  483. Lazuli Bunting  (AKvr) (ph)  ______
    Passerina amoena

    OLD WORLD SPARROW
  484. House Sparrow  (AKr)  ______
    Passer domesticus  

Note:

During the 1997 FONT Alaska Tour, all 4 species of eider were seen at Barrow.




Photos of Some of the Alcids 
Seen during FONT Tours in Alaska 


Common Murres


Least Auklet


Horned Puffin

 


Tufted Puffin