Only recorded on three islands in North America (two records on St. Paul, two on Attu, and one on St. Lawrence), this species is an extremely rare vagrant to western Alaska with four records from the spring and one in the fall. Most of the spring records come from the beginning of June (the one […]
Category: Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Siberian Rubythroat
This species has been recorded in the Pribilofs as a regular vagrant with several records involving multiple individuals present over an extended period of time. Spring is best and the majority of spring records are from June 5th-15th though it has been seen starting in late May with a couple early summer records from late […]
Bluethroat
A very rare spring vagrant, this species is most often found during fall when it is less-than-annual but not unexpected. During the spring this species is most likely to be found in late May, while the best period to look in the fall is from August 20th-September 5th. Records into late September are similar to […]
Red-flanked Bluetail
A rare fall vagrant, this species is most readily found in late fall during late September and early October and has been annual on the Pribilofs in recent years. Fall records have occurred as early as mid-September, while the two spring records from early-mid June are in line with the timing of records of other […]
Taiga Flycatcher
A rare vagrant species that has been found in three distinct time periods during the spring and fall. The spring records are centered on June 1st, while fall records have been found during two time frames, the end of August, which is similar to several other Old World Flycatchers, while the other records come from […]
Common Redstart
The first, and so far only, record for North America of this species was found during early October on St. Paul Island. This long-distance migrant breeds as close as central Asia and while further records in North America are unlikely, the late fall period is the most likely time considering range and timing of migration […]
Northern Wheatear
This species is a regular spring migrant that has been found from mid-May to mid-June with the peak of occurrence during the final week of May. It is relatively rare during June in the spring and no records have come from the early summer period. The only summer records are from late July and early […]
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
This species was not recorded in the Pribilofs until 2002 but has since been seen semi-annually with records during the spring, summer, and fall. Spring records all come in the month of June, with the 10th-20th being best, and summer records from late June and early July in line with the late spring sightings. In […]
Asian Brown Flycatcher
A very rare vagrant to Alaska, this species is among the rarest Old World flycatchers found in North America. The single Pribilof record (St. Paul Island) falls within the range of sightings for other similar species during early September and this species is most likely to be found during late August or early September. […]
Dark-sided Flycatcher
A similar, yet slightly rarer species to the Gray-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta) that has been found during late spring (early-mid June), summer (late June), and fall (mid-August to mid-September). This species is most likely to be found during late June in spring and summer and during late August in the fall. […]