The predominance of records for this species have occurred during the fall in the final 10 days of August, which is the best time to look for this species, the rarest of the Asian stint species to occur in the Pribilofs. All spring sightings have come from late May, which coincide with the overall peak […]
Category: Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Long-toed Stint
Records of this species are evenly split between spring and fall migrations, though most recent records have come during the fall as opposed to the spring. The most productive period of the spring is from May 20th-June 5th, while during the fall records are scattered across the month of August with a majority of records […]
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
The only record for this species from the Pribilofs was a juvenile found during the standard peak of shorebird migration in late August. Future records would most likely come from a similar time frame, however due to the drastic decline of this species in recent years it is highly unlikely for another individual to ever […]
Red-necked Stint
Rarely seen during the spring, and often quite late into that period if it is seen (most records are from the first two weeks of June), this species is best seen on its southbound migration in the Pribilofs. There are a few records from late June through late July, though reliable sightings do not occur […]
Sanderling
Typically this species is only found during the fall when it is a regular, though sparse, migrant from late August to early October with a peak of occurrence from mid-September to early October. There are a handful of records during the spring, mostly from late May with a scattering of early southbound individuals during July […]
Dunlin
A sparse spring migrant that is never common, this species is found more regularly in the fall, though typically in small numbers. Spring migrants are not usually found until at least May 20th with similarly few records after June 1st, therefore this species is typically most numerous in the spring during the week centered on […]
Rock Sandpiper
The most widespread and common shorebird found in the Pribilof Islands, this species is an abundant nester and passage migrant, which has been found occasionally during the winter. The first spring migrants typically arrive during the second half of April (though exact timing is foggy) with sizeable numbers often present by the beginning of May. […]
Baird’s Sandpiper
A rare but regular late summer and fall migrant, this species has been found only once during the spring in the Pribilofs, with the earliest fall records being southbound adults in mid-July. This species is most regularly found during the month of August with a peak between the 10th and 20th of that month. There […]
Little Stint
An accidental spring vagrant (with only three records), this species has been regularly found during August in recent years. There are less than 10 records from mid-late summer (July and early August) with the vast majority of records during the rest of August and into early September. The final two weeks of August have the […]
Least Sandpiper
An uncommon breeding species, the first spring arrivals are typically found during mid-May (earlier records do exist) with small numbers of migrants and local breeders seen through late August in most years. This species is most easily found the last week of May and first week of June when migrants and breeders overlap, while the […]