An annual vagrant to western Alaska, this species is especially rare in the Pribilofs. A skulking species that could be under-recorded due to detection problems in the islands, there are only a few records from St. Paul Island. The single spring record falls in line with the only other spring Phylloscopus records from the islands […]
Category: Birds of St. Paul Island
Yellow-browed Warbler
A very rare fall vagrant to western Alaska, this species has been recorded a few times on St. Paul Island at that season. Records from mid-September fall within the standard period for Phylloscopus vagrants to the islands, while the early October record is on the late side, though as a hardier species this timing is […]
Arctic Warbler
The most common Old World warbler in the Pribilofs, and the only Phylloscopus species to breed in North America, it is best looked for during the fall when it is nearly annual. However, a couple spring records from mid-June and a scattering of summer records from late June to late July indicate that it can […]
Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
This is a difficult species to assess in the Pribilofs. A regular vagrant to the western Aleutians during the spring where the similar Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) has not been recorded, there is only one conclusively documented record from the Pribilofs (St. Paul Island). However, some late fall records of the aforementioned species from late […]
Middendorff’s Grasshopper-Warbler
The two records of this species (both from St. Paul Island) are from wildly different periods of the year, and with this species’ well known ability to remain hidden, further records are likely to be more a matter of luck than skill. The only records are one from mid-summer of a bird found singing in […]
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. […]
Black-backed Woodpecker
An unexpected vagrant to the Pribilofs, the lone fall record (St. Paul Island) is a rare record for this species outside of its resident range. Known for being semi- nomadic and making short-distance movements in response to habitat changes, this species is unlikely to be found again in the Pribilofs, though late fall would likely […]
Northern Flicker
A single early spring record notwithstanding, this species is a fall vagrant to the Pribilofs with semi-regular records when coverage has extended into September and October. The only truly migrant woodpecker and the most likely species of that family to appear in the islands, this species is best looked for at the very end of […]