The three Pribilof records of this species (all on St. Paul Island), all from the fall, span nearly the entire migratory period and leave little clue as to when it is the best time of the year to find this species in the islands other than the entirety of fall migration. […]
Category: Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Common Greenshank
A nearly annual species that can at times be found in small groups on the Pribilofs. The spring accounts for the vast majority of records for this species in the islands. It is most regularly found during the mid-spring, mostly between May 15th and June 5th with a peak covering May 25th-June 2nd, a week […]
Greater Yellowlegs
An annual vagrant in the early spring on the Pribilofs, this species is very rare at other times. Most records of this species are during the month of May between the 5th and 25th, making it one of the earliest shorebirds to arrive on a regular basis in the Pribilofs, as well as Alaska. A […]
Wood Sandpiper
A regular spring and fall migrant to the Pribilofs, this species is most likely to be seen in late May or late August. It is found annually in the spring with records spanning most of May and June, though the time period from May 20th to June 5th has been the most productive over the […]
Surfbird
A very rare visitor to the Pribilofs with the first record not occurring until 1999, this species is an interior nester in Alaska, which likely accounts for the few records of an otherwise coastal species. The two spring records in late May likely indicate the best time to see this species in the Pribilofs, though […]
Ruff
This species is found only rarely in the spring (the best time is the final third of May) and there is a single early summer record in late June. It is found much more commonly as a southbound migrant with occasional records starting during late summer in the first week of August. By August 15th […]
Broad-billed Sandpiper
An extremely rare shorebird in North America, this species has only appeared eight times with six of those from the western Aleutians, one from New York, and the single individual found in late August on St. Paul Island. This record coincides with most other records from the Aleutians, with the end of August appearing to […]
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
This is a common fall migrant, which is found rarely in late summer and is accidental during the spring (late May and mid-June). Adult migrants are somewhat rare and so this species is not reliably found until the fall migration of juveniles, which begins in mid-August. The earliest southbound records are from early July, with […]
Stilt Sandpiper
This species is quite rare in the Pribilofs, with most records in the spring during the first two weeks of June. This species is a later migrant on the whole than most other shorebird species in the Pribilofs and the two summer sightings in late June likely also pertain to “springtime” migrants. The two fall […]
Curlew Sandpiper
A declining species with limited records from Alaska in recent years, this species is best sought in the fall during the second half of August though records into mid-September suggest arrivals could happen across the shorebird migration period in that season. The spring records are towards the late end for spring shorebird migration, while the […]