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Red-winged Blackbird

Posted on January 17, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

This very rare vagrant to the Pribilofs has a single late spring record: an individual that set up shop on St. Paul Island from mid-June to mid-July. This species is likely to be found during the fall in September or early October were future records to be made. […]

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Brown-headed Cowbird

Posted on January 17, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

A very rare vagrant to western Alaska, the lone Pribilof record (St. Paul Island) falls during the same time period as records of the similar Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) in late September. An annual fall vagrant to Alaska, this cold-hardy species is most likely to be found in late fall in September or early October. […]

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Rusty Blackbird

Posted on January 17, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

A regular fall vagrant to the Pribilofs, this species has also been found during the spring season, though is much rarer at that season. The spring records from late May and early June fall within the standard time frame of spring passerine vagrants, while fall records have been recorded from early September to early November. […]

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Gray Wagtail

Posted on January 17, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

A very rare species in the Pribilofs, this species is most likely to be found during the spring in early-mid June when half of all records have occurred. The only other spring records are from late May, while a lone summer record in late June is an unexpected outlier. Both fall records for this species […]

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White Wagtail

Posted on January 17, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

A rare, spring vagrant to the Pribilofs with a dozen or so records that span the entire season although the best time to look for this species is from May 15th-25th. The latest spring record also constitutes the lone summer record and the only confirmed breeding record in the Pribilofs. The pair (which may have […]

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Olive-backed Pipit

Posted on January 17, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

Another rare-but-regular Asian vagrant that can be found during the spring and fall, this species has proven to be most regular in recent years during the fall. Spring records are scattered from late May to mid-June with May 25th-June 5th likely the best overall time for this species, with a a single summer record pertaining […]

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Pechora Pipit

Posted on January 17, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

This secretive species has only been found on a couple occasions in the Pribilofs, both times on St. Paul Island during the fall when most other records of this species North America have occurred. The only local records come from September with this species likely best looked for during mid-late September in the future. […]

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Red-throated Pipit

Posted on January 17, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

A very rare spring migrant/vagrant with records from late May through mid-June (peaking between June 1st and 10th), while there is only a single summer record from late June of a failed breeding bird. This species is much more common in the fall when it is a regular, though irruptive species that is typically seen […]

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American Pipit

Posted on January 17, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

A regular, though not common, spring migrant in the Pribilofs, this species is rarely encountered prior to May 20th; however, there are multiple records prior to the 15th. The peak of migration is centered on May 25th, with records becoming rare again from the start of June through the first week of that month. There […]

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Brambling

Posted on January 17, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

The only passerine species that breeds entirely within Asia that is regular during both the spring and fall in the Pribilofs, it may be seen at almost any time on the islands from May to October. During the spring this species is most commonly seen during the final week of May, though records span from […]

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