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 […]
Category: Blackbirds (Icteridae)
Red-winged Blackbird
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. […]
Brown-headed Cowbird
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. […]
Rusty Blackbird
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. […]