There is a single late summer (August) and late fall (October) record of this species (both from St. Paul Island). Most other North American records of this species are from the late fall when this hardy species migrates, while the early summer fits with a pattern of post-breeding dispersal. These are likely to be the […]
Category: Birds of St. Paul Island
Chinese Pond-Heron
There is a single Pribilof record (St. Paul Island) from early August, which was also the first found in North America. Subsequent Alaskan records have been from the spring or summer and post-breeding dispersal in late summer is likely to have the greatest chance for a repeat appearance of this species in the islands. […]
Black-crowned Night-Heron
There is a single early spring (April) and two summer (July and August) records for this species in the Pribilofs. The early spring arrival fits a pattern similar to those seen in the western Aleutians, while the summer records are likely to be individuals undergoing post-breeding dispersal like many other herons and egrets do. […]
Osprey
This species has been found 11 times in the Pribilofs from late May to late July. The records are split with seven during the spring and four during the summer where early June seems to be the best time to come across this vagrant in the islands. […]
Black Kite
The first and only record for Alaska and the continental United States (previous records are from Hawaii) coming from St. Paul Island, this species is a very common migratory raptor of temperate East Asia. The timing of this record is unexpected, though likely this individual arrived in the region as a fall wanderer and continued […]
Bald Eagle
An uncommon semi-permanent resident on St. George Island, this species is found more sparingly in the rest of the Pribilof Islands. It can be found at any season and individuals are often present for extended periods of time when they are found. There has never been any evidence of breeding despite its resident status with […]
White-tailed Eagle
The first record of this species was initially found in mid-May 2012 and last seen in mid-October 2013. The actual date of arrival could be during the late fall, winter, or early spring of 2011-2012, as there was no coverage during the preceding winter and an eagle was reported from St. Paul Island during the […]
Northern Harrier
This species is predominantly a fall vagrant to the Pribilofs, with all records coming since 1997. It appears to be less-than-annual, though not an altogether unexpected vagrant, during the fall season with records in about half of the falls where coverage has extended into September and October. […]
Sharp-shinned Hawk
This species has been found once in the Pribilofs (St. Paul Island) during fall in mid-September, which coincides well with that species’ fall migration window and is the first record for the islands offshore in the Bering Sea. This species is a regular late fall and winter vagrant to the eastern Aleutians and so may […]
Rough-legged Hawk
A rare vagrant, this species has been recorded in the spring, summer, and fall, with the Pribilof records favoring the spring season though multiple records do exist for the fall. All spring records come from May, which coincides with an early raptor migration window, while the fall records with known dates of occurrence are in […]