The most common loon in the Pribilof Islands, this species is regularly found during the spring and fall, with occasional sightings during the summer as well. It is most common from May 25th-June 10th in the spring with sightings not occurring regularly until at least May 20th. Spring migrants occur across a long period of […]
This species was first recorded in the Pribilofs in 1968 and has proven to be about annual during the spring and very rare at other times of the year in recent years. Records are widely scattered from mid-May until late June during the spring with a majority of records between May 20th and June 10th […]
A regular spring migrant that is also seen during the summer and fall on a less regular, though nearly annual basis. This is the second most common loon species in the Pribilofs and is best found in late May and early June with a peak in regularity around May 25th and June 5th and only […]
A regular pelagic species along the shelf break, which lies approximately 60 miles west of St. Paul Island and 25 miles south of St. George Island, this species is very rarely observed from land with only a few sightings from land on St. Paul Island since the mid-1990s. This is the most common albatross species […]
This species is very rarely recorded near the Pribilofs though it is likely regular during summer and early fall in offshore waters along the shelf break to the west and south of the islands. The few sightings from shore are during the summer months, with only two sightings from land on St. Paul Island. […]
This species was once an uncommon-to-common visitor to the waters around the Pribilofs, and regularly seen from shore, though the overall decline in this species has made it now the least likely albatross to be observed from, or near, the Pribilof Islands. Most known records are from July-October, though there are records from the spring […]
A permanent resident of the Bering Sea and an abundant breeder on the Pribilofs, this species is one of the more obvious bird species throughout most of the non-winter months. Breeding birds begin to arrive around the islands during the second half of April with breeding residents peaking locally during late May. Nesting may begin […]
A regularly encountered pelagic species in the Bering Sea during the summer and fall, this species is only very rarely encountered from shore and is most often found offshore in deep water along the continental shelf break. All records of individuals seen from land have come on St. Paul Island since 1989, with a vast […]
The most common non-breeding pelagic species in the Bering Sea during the summer, large numbers are often noted from land in the Pribilofs associated with storms, while small numbers are seen daily during summer and fall. This species is typically not recorded with regularity until the end of May or beginning of June from which […]
This is a species that can be regularly seen from shore during the summer and fall, especially during inclement weather, but does not breed locally and is never reliable given its pelagic nature. There are only a handful of May records for this species, which is usually not seen until after the 20th of June […]
