A regular spring and summer migrant/visitor that is best looked for from May 20th-June 1st and June 10th-20th with regular, but scattered records from mid-May through to mid-July. There are surprisingly few end of summer and fall records of this species with sightings as late as early October, though it is not recorded in that […]
Category: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
Ross’s Gull
This species is only very rarely found during the spring in the Pribilofs with a scattering of records from late May and a couple records from the beginning of June. The few summer and fall records that exist are likely outliers and are simply examples of lost individuals south of their preferred range. Most commonly […]
Franklin’s Gull
A regular vagrant to the state of Alaska, this species is typically found during spring and early summer after migrating north past its typical breeding range. The six Pribilof records (all coming from St. Paul Island) fall within this pattern and have appeared more regularly than may be expected with records every 5-10 years. […]
Black-tailed Gull
The only records of this species from the Pribilofs, remarkably both of which occurred in 2008 on St. Paul Island, were in late spring and early fall. As with many species of gulls, this species could likely arrive at most any time though perhaps spring and fall are more likely than other periods. […]
Mew Gull
The first Pribilof record wasn’t until 1978, but they have been nearly annual in occurrence since the mid-1990s. They are most common in the spring with scattered records from mid-May to mid-June (most common from May 20th-June 5th) in the spring and a few records extend into early summer in late June and early July. […]
Ring-billed Gull
The early spring record from St. Paul Island is the only from this region of Alaska and is unlikely to be duplicated in the future. This species is a regular summer and fall wanderer into Southeast Alaska and any future records would theoretically be more likely at that time. […]
Herring Gull
A regular species throughout the spring, summer, and fall, this species has only been found rarely during the winter months in the Pribilofs. This species has been seen during every spring, summer, and fall season since 2000 though it continues to be seen with increasing frequency. There are only about 10 sightings recorded prior to […]
Iceland Gull
This is a rare, hard-to-identify, species that has been seen sporadically during the spring, early summer, and fall in recent years. The first record for this species was in 1988 with over a dozen subsequent sightings. Of the sightings, half are one day only records and the other half have remained anywhere from two days […]
Slaty-backed Gull
Regularly found during the spring, summer, and fall, this species is most likely to be found in the spring during late May and early June and during the fall from mid-August into October. Individuals are often present for extended periods of time during the year and some may be present from May to October in […]
Glaucous-winged Gull
A common to abundant, year-round resident of the Pribilofs, this species should be seen daily at all times of the year. It tends to be most common in late summer and fall (August 1st and later) and least common during the late spring and early summer (June 1st-July 15th), though it is still present in […]