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Author: William Gibson

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American Redstart

Posted on January 30, 2019 (March 5, 2019)

An uncommon breeding bird in southeastern Alaska, this species is a very rare vagrant to western Alaska. The only local record being from late spring on St. Paul Island, along the lines of several other spring New World Warbler vagrants to the Pribilofs. However, one would expect future records would be most likely during September […]

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Posted in Wood-Warblers (Parulidae)

Brewer’s Blackbird

Posted on January 30, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

A rare vagrant to Alaska, primarily during the fall in the southeastern portion of the state, this was an unexpected arrival on St. George Island in both species and timing (summer), with no previous records anywhere near the Bering Sea region. This individual was likely a spring arrival to the state, which continued moving in […]

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Posted in Blackbirds (Icteridae)

Cedar Waxwing

Posted on January 30, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

An uncommon species in southeastern Alaska, this species is a rare visitor to south-central Alaska in fall and winter. There is a single record from St. Paul Island in late September and no known further records from the western part of the state. An irruptive and mobile species that is cold-hardy, this species would be […]

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Posted in Waxwings (Bombycillidae)

Downy Woodpecker

Posted on January 30, 2019 (November 3, 2023)

The only record from the Pribilofs is from St. Paul Island in mid-October. Local movements of this species occur from September-November elsewhere within Alaska and any further records are likely to appear during this period. […]

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Posted in Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae)

Great Egret

Posted on January 30, 2019 (March 6, 2019)

There are two late fall (early winter) records of this species that come from St. Paul Island. This species is a rarity in Alaska from either side, with all records from western Alaska confirmed or presumed to be of Asian origin. Most records of this species in the Bering Sea region have come from early […]

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Posted in Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae)

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