A very rare species in the Pribilofs, this species is most likely to be found during the spring in early-mid June when half of all records have occurred. The only other spring records are from late May, while a lone summer record in late June is an unexpected outlier. Both fall records for this species […]
Category: Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
White Wagtail
A rare, spring vagrant to the Pribilofs with a dozen or so records that span the entire season although the best time to look for this species is from May 15th-25th. The latest spring record also constitutes the lone summer record and the only confirmed breeding record in the Pribilofs. The pair (which may have […]
Olive-backed Pipit
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 […]
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 […]
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
An annual, though not common spring migrant in the Pribilofs, this species may be seen as early as mid-May or as late as mid-June, with a peak from the last few days of May through June 10th. There are few summer records with several late spring records in late June and early July and no […]