Another rare-but-regular Asian vagrant that can be found during the spring and fall, this species has proven to be most regular in recent years during the fall. Spring records are scattered from late May to mid-June with May 25th-June 5th likely the best overall time for this species, with a a single summer record pertaining […]
Category: Birds of St. Paul Island
Pechora Pipit
This secretive species has only been found on a couple occasions in the Pribilofs, both times on St. Paul Island during the fall when most other records of this species North America have occurred. The only local records come from September with this species likely best looked for during mid-late September in the future. […]
Red-throated Pipit
A very rare spring migrant/vagrant with records from late May through mid-June (peaking between June 1st and 10th), while there is only a single summer record from late June of a failed breeding bird. This species is much more common in the fall when it is a regular, though irruptive species that is typically seen […]
American Pipit
A regular, though not common, spring migrant in the Pribilofs, this species is rarely encountered prior to May 20th; however, there are multiple records prior to the 15th. The peak of migration is centered on May 25th, with records becoming rare again from the start of June through the first week of that month. There […]
Brambling
The only passerine species that breeds entirely within Asia that is regular during both the spring and fall in the Pribilofs, it may be seen at almost any time on the islands from May to October. During the spring this species is most commonly seen during the final week of May, though records span from […]
Hawfinch
A regular vagrant to the Pribilofs during the spring, this species is much rarer at other times of the year in the islands. Spring records span from late May to mid-June, though the best time to see this species is likely May 25th-June 5th, which is when a majority of records have occurred. Of the […]
Common Rosefinch
A predominantly spring vagrant in the Pribilofs, which is very rare at all times, this species has also been found during the summer and fall. It is a late spring migrant that has only been found during mid-June, which is later than most similar species. The sole summer record from early July is likely a […]
Pallas’s Rosefinch
This species is one of several recent first North American records from St. Paul Island during the fall. The record from late September is in the typical time frame for passerine vagrants in the Pribilofs, as well as for species with similar ranges. […]
Pine Grosbeak
A very rare vagrant to the Pribilofs, this irruptive species has been found on a handful of occasions during the fall and winter. The only fall records are in August and October, while there is a March record from the winter that provides little pattern with which to predict future records. Likely this species is […]
Eurasian Bullfinch
A very rare vagrant to the Pribilofs, not recorded until the 2000s, which could be found in either the spring or fall. The only spring record is from mid-May, which is earlier than most passerine vagrants, while the fall records come from the end of September through mid-October, which is likely the best period of […]