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ADAK, ALASKA: Spring Migration Spring Annotated Species List The following is a list of species seen during the periods 12-26 Sep 2004 and 26 Aug-27 Sep 2007. Most were seen by me and those with me. A few are single observer sightings. Whenever possible, I credit those who found the bird when it was someone other than myself. Regionally endemic or otherwise interesting subspecies are indicated, largely following the taxonomy in Gibson and Byrd's "Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska". Links will open a page with photos in another window. Tundra Bean-Goose three seen in flight several times near Lake Andrew and around Mt. Adagdak, species identity uncertain (versus Taiga Bean-Goose); four at Haven Lake 3 May to at least 11 May 2008, found by Isaac Helmericks Emperor Goose one lingering on Sitkin Sound 19-22 May 2005 Cackling Goose irregular in spring; only one flyover flock seen 2005 (22 May) but several flocks feeding near town and Contractors Camp in 14-27 May 2006 (no sightings in 2007, but we arrived late that year) Eurasian Wigeon rare to uncommon American Wigeon rare Eurasian
(Green-winged) Teal common to abundant; subspecies crecca (nimia) Mallard
common Spot-billed Duck one at Clam Lagoon 28-31 May 2007; other birders visited throughout the summer and saw this bird through July, occasionally on Shotgun Lake or near Zeto Point Northern Pintail common Northern Shoveler rare Tufted Duck rare to uncommon Greater
Scaup common Lesser Scaup one male at Clam Lagoon 1-2 June 2006; one near Lake Andrew 22 May 2007 Common
Eider common but sometimes difficult to see from shore Harlequin
Duck common Long-tailed Duck two reports in 2005 (19 and 22 May) and two in 2006 (14 May and 3 June) Black Scoter rare, often a flock on Kuluk Bay visible from Palisades Overlook Surf Scoter two reports from Kuluk Bay in 2006 (16 and 29 May); one in 2007 (21 May) White-winged Scoter rare, most (if not all) sightings have been on Kuluk Bay from Palisades Overlook or Candlestick Bridge Common Goldeneye uncommon Barrow's Goldeneye several in May 2008 Bufflehead fairly common Smew one on Smew Ponds 14 May-2 June 2006, another or possibly the same bird on Lake Shirley 18-31 May 2006; one on Smew Ponds 20 May 2007 Red-breasted
Merganser common to abundant Common Merganser rare, most appear to be of the Old World subspecies Rock
Ptarmigan common; subspecies atkhensis
(chamberlaini)
endemic to Andreanof islands Arctic Loon rare, usually on Kuluk Bay near Candlestick Bridge Pacific Loon uncommon, usually on Kuluk Bay near Candlestick Bridge Common Loon rare to uncommon Yellow-billed
Loon one on Sitkin Sound 19-22 May 2005; another at the same
location 2 June 2006 Red-necked Grebe uncommon, mostly on Sitkin Sound Horned Grebe uncommon, mostly on Sitkin Sound Laysan Albatross seen during most seawatches from Loran Station Northern Fulmar uncommon to common, seen during seawatches from Loran Station Short-tailed Shearwater seen during most (probably all) seawatches from Loran Station Pelagic
Cormorant widespread but not numerous in all coastal areas;
regularly at Clam Lagoon, Sweeper Cove, Finger Bay Red-faced Cormorant uncommon, most reliable on Sitkin Sound Osprey one 22 May-2 June 2006; found by Kevin Zimmer, Dan Wetzel, and their VENT tour group Bald
Eagle common resident Gyrfalcon rare to uncommon; all have been gray morph Peregrine
Falcon rare; subspecies pealei Sandhill Crane one west of airport 19-31 May 2005; 10 west of Clam Lagoon 4 June 2005; also at Clam Lagoon May 2008 Pacific Golden-Plover rare to uncommon migrant Semipalmated Plover uncommon Lesser Sand-Plover two spring records; one at Clam Lagoon 3 June 2005 and one on Sitkin Sound seawall 16 May 2006 Black
Oystercatcher uncommon Terek Sandpiper one on Sweeper Creek 30-31 May 2007; found by Frank Haas Common Sandpiper one on the Finger Bay Stream 25 May 2005 Gray-tailed Tattler one on Sweeper Creek 23-31 May 2006; found by Kevin Zimmer, Dan Wetzel, and their VENT tour group Wandering Tattler rare spring migrant Common Greenshank one on Sweeper Creek 3-4 June 2005 (found by Jason Horn, Devich Farbotnik, Dan Sanders); one at Lake Andrew 18 May 2006; also one fly-by on the Sitkin Sound seawall reported by Kevin Zimmer, May 2007 Wood Sandpiper rare to common, mostly at Contractors Camp; occurred in small numbers in 2005 and 2007, but over 100 seen in May 2006 Whimbrel
rare migrant; subspecies variegatus Bristle-thighed Curlew one on a small island in Kuluk Bay 23-24 May 2007 Far Eastern Curlew one at Clam Lagoon 24 May 2005; found by Dan Sanders, Devich Farbotnik, and Jason Horn Bar-tailed Godwit uncommon migrant Ruddy
Turnstone one report 31 May 2006 Sanderling
rare migrant Least Sandpiper two records; one at Contractors Camp 1 June 2006, one at Haven Lake 26 May 2007
Rock
Sandpiper fairly common; subspecies couesi Dunlin three reports, all from 2006 (17 May, 18 May, and 2 June) Ruff a male and female around Contractors Camp and Airport Creek, 17(?)-24 May 2005 Wilson's Snipe rare to uncommon, mostly at Contractors Camp Common Snipe rare to uncommon, mostly at Contractors Camp; none seen or heard 2005, most common in 2006 Red-necked Phalarope fairly common Red Phalarope one injured bird at Clam Lagoon 30 May 2005 Mew Gull two records of brachyrhynchus, 21 May-1 June 2005 and 25-26 May 2006; one probable kamtschatschensis 21 May 2006 Glaucous-winged
Gull abundant Glaucous Gull one 14 May-1 June 2006 Herring Gull one probable vegae at Sweeper Cove 4 June 2005, one vegae at Clam Lagoon 22 May-3 June 2006 Slaty-backed Gull one first-summer at Loran Station 1 June 2005 Black-headed Gull rare; several sightings every spring Black-legged Kittiwake rare Arctic Tern rare to uncommon Aleutian Tern common, but usually arrives around 21 May, showing up in numbers slightly later Parasitic Jaeger uncommon Common
Murre fairly common Pigeon
Guillemot common; subspecies kaiurka Marbled
Murrelet fairly common, particularly on Clam Lagoon Long-billed Murrelet one on Sitkin Sound 17 May 2006; found by Wes Serafin, Forrest Davis, and Phil Davis, and their High Lonesome group Kittlitzs Murrelet uncommon to fairly common on Clam Lagoon Ancient Murrelet usually common, but numbers reduced in 2007 Parakeet Auklet seen in small numbers from most boat trips; not yet seen from land Crested Auklet one by the fueling dock in Sweeper Cove 20 May 2006; sometimes seen from Loran Station; also seen in small numbers on some boat trips Whiskered Auklet seen on all boat trips to date, sometimes in very large numbers Horned
Puffin uncommon Tufted
Puffin uncommon Short-eared Owl one at Contractors Camp 19 May 2005; one at Clam Lagoon 22 May 2005 Bank Swallow 26-27 May and 30 May 2006 at Clam Lagoon Cliff Swallow four at Clam Lagoon 30 May 2006 Eastern Yellow Wagtail two at Lake Andrew 18-19 May 2006 (only one remaining on 19 May) White Wagtail one on the Kuluk Bay shoreline, May 2005 American Pipit one near Loran Station 16 May 2006 Winter
Wren uncommon; subspecies kiskensis Eyebrowed
Thrush one near Zeto Point 2-3 June 2006
Common Raven common; subspecies kamtschaticus Brambling three to six seen in 2006; three at Clam Lagoon 17-19 May, one along Sweeper Creek 29 May-2 June, two along Finger Bay creek 1-2 June; also a report from Kevin Zimmer and the VENT tour group of a bird near Loran Station around 20 May Gray-crowned
Rosy-Finch uncommon to fairly common; subspecies griseonucha Hoary Redpoll one at Clam Lagoon 20-22 May 2005, one at Contractors Camp 16 May 2006; also several during May 2008 Hawfinch several sightings in town 24 May-5 June 2005, numbers appeared to grow over time with probably three at one point (found by Jason Horn, Devich Farbotnik, and Dan Sanders; also another sighting from Jason Horn, Devich Farbotnik, and Dan Sanders in mid-May 2005 at Clam lagoon Song
Sparrow common; subspecies maxima Lapland Longspur abundant Snow Bunting uncommon; subspecies townsendi
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