The single spring record from late May to early June is one of few from the entire state and fits well with the pattern of occurrence of other tern species in the Pribilofs, as well as the other records of this species from Alaska. […]
Category: Birds of St. Paul Island
Common Tern
A nearly annual spring migrant, which is best found in late spring from June 1st-15th, though it can be found beginning in mid-May and occurs occasionally into late June and July. There have been only three fall records of this species with two in mid-August, the typical migration period for other tern species, and one […]
Arctic Tern
A regular, albeit uncommon, spring migrant that is best looked for from May 20th-June 10th with a peak from May 15th-25th at that season. However, this species is found more regularly later in the year. While it can be seen on occasion during late spring and early summer, the peak time of occurrence is from […]
Red-throated Loon
The least common of the four regularly occurring loon species in the Pribilofs, this species has been seen with increasing frequency in recent years though it is still considered less-than-annual in the islands. Sightings of this species are widely scattered from May to October, with the most records coming during late spring/early summer and late […]
Arctic Loon
The rarest loon species in the Pribilofs with only about a dozen records, this species is most often seen during the month of June, especially mid-month, though based on the few records it could be seen at nearly any time of the year. A regular migrant into the west-central Aleutians and nesting in northwestern Alaska, […]
Pacific Loon
The most common loon in the Pribilof Islands, this species is regularly found during the spring and fall, with occasional sightings during the summer as well. It is most common from May 25th-June 10th in the spring with sightings not occurring regularly until at least May 20th. Spring migrants occur across a long period of […]
Common Loon
This species was first recorded in the Pribilofs in 1968 and has proven to be about annual during the spring and very rare at other times of the year in recent years. Records are widely scattered from mid-May until late June during the spring with a majority of records between May 20th and June 10th […]
Yellow-billed Loon
A regular spring migrant that is also seen during the summer and fall on a less regular, though nearly annual basis. This is the second most common loon species in the Pribilofs and is best found in late May and early June with a peak in regularity around May 25th and June 5th and only […]
Laysan Albatross
A regular pelagic species along the shelf break, which lies approximately 60 miles west of St. Paul Island and 25 miles south of St. George Island, this species is very rarely observed from land with only a few sightings from land on St. Paul Island since the mid-1990s. This is the most common albatross species […]
Black-footed Albatross
This species is very rarely recorded near the Pribilofs though it is likely regular during summer and early fall in offshore waters along the shelf break to the west and south of the islands. The few sightings from shore are during the summer months, with only two sightings from land on St. Paul Island. […]