A rare breeder along the eastern Arctic Ocean coast in the state of Alaska that migrates through the central U.S. in spring and down the East Coast in fall. This species is very rare in western Alaska and should not be expected at any place or time. The existing records for the Pribilofs are of […]
Category: Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
This species has been recorded almost exclusively during the fall in the Pribilofs and it has been found to be nearly annual at that time in recent years. There is a single mid-July record, which is the only summer report of this species with all remaining records being from mid-August to late September, though the […]
Pectoral Sandpiper
An annual spring migrant in small numbers, this species becomes much more common in the Pribilofs during the late summer and fall. Spring migrants are rarely noted before May 25th and become rare again after June 5th. There are just a handful of mid-late June records, though this species does routinely show up during early-mid […]
Semipalmated Sandpiper
A very rare spring migrant that also has several late summer and early fall records, this species is most likely to be seen during spring from May 25th-June 5th. Southbound records from summer and fall remain the minority though the rate of detection has increased in recent years with a number of August records lately. […]
Upland Sandpiper
The single spring record (St. Paul Island) for this species remains the only sighting for the Bering Sea and that could remain this way for some time. A sparse breeder in interior Alaska, this species is not found near the coast and its re-occurrence in the islands is impossible to predict. […]
Bristle-thighed Curlew
A migrant that occurs nearly annually (though often on only a day or two per year), this species is most likely to be encountered in the early spring with most records from May 10th-25th. There are only a handful of records into the first week of June, with a single record after the 10th of […]
Whimbrel
Recorded annually in small numbers, this species is most likely to be seen from late May to early June. Spring migrants can arrive as early as mid- May (peak is in late May), with regular records through June 10th and sporadic records the entire month of June and into the early summer during July. Summer […]
Eskimo Curlew
There are two known records of this species from the Pribilofs (St. Paul Island) in late May during the 1870s, though exactly how common this species may have once been is only speculative. This species is likely extinct and was last positively recorded in the 1950s. […]
Far Eastern Curlew
This is one of the rarest shorebirds to appear with some regularity in the Pribilofs with the seven records averaging every 5-10 years, though at times sightings may be more closely grouped. The only records in the Pribilofs, and for that matter from Alaska, come from the spring or very early summer with nearly all […]
Bar-tailed Godwit
A regular migrant during the spring, this species is less likely to be noted during the summer or fall. Individuals often arrive prior to most other migrant species in the islands, with regular sightings starting on May 10th and a peak of occurrence during the second half of May. Sightings are no longer reliable after […]