The 14 records of this species in the Pribilofs, about half from the mid-90s on, are mostly centered on mid-spring, which is the period when this species is most likely to be found. Late May and early June are the peak of vagrancy and the best time to look. All summer records are from the […]
Category: Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Ruddy Turnstone
This is an abundant fall migrant, which is found regularly in much smaller numbers, during spring migration. The earliest spring migrants usually arrive around May 15th and are present intermittently through the first week of June, though counts rarely exceed ten at this time. Few are found after June 10th, with the earliest southbound adults […]
Black Turnstone
The very few records for this species have occurred during spring migration in May and June and as early southbound migrants in late summer. The lack of records for a species which nests along the entire Bering Sea coast of Alaska and similarly migrates/winters along the coast is surprising, however the lack of records clearly […]
Great Knot
This is one of the rarest shorebirds to appear with some regularity in the Pribilofs with sightings every 5-10 years on average, though at times sightings may be more closely grouped. Nearly all sightings are from late May or very early June when this species should be looked for most intensely. The fall record is […]
Red Knot
This is a very rare migrant in the Pribilofs, which is found almost exclusively during the late summer and fall. The two spring records from late May likely point to the best time for this species to occur at that season, which also coincides with most records of the closely related Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris). […]