Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Alaska Bird List - 2013

The Birdman of Sitka
2013 has been a good year. Not over yet, but during my five months in Alaska, I've been able to be fairly productive, finding and identifying over 65 species of birds during the hiking and kayaking and other activities that took place in Sitka and Juneau over the summer. Some of my co-workers started calling me the "Birdman of Sitka."

The following list gives the species identified, and most have a date and a specific location attached. Someday soon, we'll see how many of the pictures I took that we can get on this article.

 
Canada Goose - Juneau

Mallard – Juneau

Bald Eagle - Juneau

Rock Dove - Juneau

Mourning Dove – Juneau 

American Robin - Juneau

European Starling – Juneau

Northwestern Crow - 5  6  2013 - Juneau

Common Raven - 5  6 2013 - Juneau

Common Raven


Townsend's Solitaire - 5  6 2013 - Douglas Island

Bufflehead - 5  6 2013 – Douglas Island – Scouting Kayak spot

Stellar's Jay - 5  7 2013 - Skater's Cabin - Juneau

Stellar's Jay


Rufous Hummingbird - 5  9 2013 - Thayne Trail - Juneau

Belted Kingfisher - 5  14 2013 - Alaska Raptor Center (No, not inside a cage, what would St. Peter say?) - Sitka 

Song Sparrow - 5  19 2013 – Juneau

Red-breasted Sapsucker – 5  24 2013 - Estuary Trail – Sitka

Red-breasted Sapsucker


Wilson’s Warbler - 24 2013 – Estuary Trail – Sitka

Common Merganser - 24 2013 – Estuary Trail – Sitka

Yellow Warbler - 28 2013 – Perseverance Trail – Juneau

Mew Gull - 28 2013 – Kayaking on Gastineau Channel – Juneau

Winter Wren - 29 2013 – Glacier pond – Juneau

Chestnut-backed Chickadee - 30 2013 – Glacier Trail – Juneau

Chestnut-backed Chickadee


Yellow-rumped Warbler - 30 2013 – Glacier Trail – Juneau

Yellow-rumped Warbler


Harlequin Duck - 30 2013 – Kayaking from work – Gastineau Channel

Varied Thrush - 5  30 2013 – Glacier Trail – Juneau

Great Blue Heron - 31 2013 – Old Dock – Downtown Juneau

Tree Swallow - 2 2013 – Swan Lake – Sitka

American Wigeon - 2 2013 – Swan Lake – Sitka

Dark-eyed Junco - 2 2013 – St. Elmo’s Fire – Sitka

Fox Sparrow - 4 2013 – Swan Lake - Sitka

Pigeon Guillemot - 6  5 2013 – Jet-cat Tour – Sitka

White-winged Scoter - 5 2013 – Jet-cat Tour – Sitka

Pelagic Cormorant - 5 2013 – Jet-cat Tour – Sitka

Marbled Murrelet – 5 2013 – Jet-cat Tour – Sitka

Whimbrel - 9 2013 – Totem Pole Park – Sitka 
 
Whimbrels feeding


Brant - 10 2013 – Kayaking at Lawson Creek – Douglas, Juneau

Black-legged Kittiwake - 10 2013 – Kayaking at Lawson Creek – Douglas, Juneau

Barn Swallow - 11 2013 – Mendenhall Glacier – Juneau

American Dipper - 11 2013 – Mendenhall Glacier – Juneau

Ring-billed Gull - 11 2013 – Kayaking at Lawson Creek – Douglas, Juneau

Glaucous-winged Gull - 11 2013 – Kayaking at Lawson Creek – Douglas, Juneau

Glaucous Gull - 11 2013 – Kayaking at Lawson Creek – Douglas, Juneau

Spotted Sandpiper - 15 2013 – Douglas Island, Kayaking home, Juneau

Herring Gull - 6  16 2013 – Allen Marine – Juneau

Chipping Sparrow - 18 2013 – Glacier Bus Trail - Juneau

Arctic Tern - 20 2013 – Mendenhall Glacier – Juneau

Downy Woodpecker - 21 2013 – “The View” Trail - Sitka

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 6  27 2013 – Glacier Trail – Mendenhall Glacier – Juneau

Red-winged Blackbird - 3 2013 – Swan Lake – Sitka

Cedar Waxwing - 3 2013 – Swan Lake – Sitka

Cedar Waxwing


Orange-crowned Warbler - 5 2013 – Sitka Bus Yard – Sitka - *Rescued!!

Black Oystercatcher - 5 2013 – St. Lazaria Boat Tour – Sitka

Tufted Puffin - 5 2013 – St. Lazaria Island – Sitka

Common Murre - 5 2013 – St. Lazaria Island – Sitka

Thick-billed Murre - 5 2013 – St. Lazaria Island – Sitka

Black Oystercatcher - 5 2013 – St. Lazaria Boat Tour – Sitka

Rhinoceros Auklet - 5 2013 – St. Lazaria Island – Sitka

Bonaparte’s Gull - 7 17 2013 – Gastineau Channel - Juneau

White-Tailed Ptarmigan - 18 2013 – Mt. Robert’s Tram Trail

Townsend’s Warbler - 8 2 2013 – Fortress of the Bears - Sitka

Lesser Yellowlegs - 8 30 2013 – Fortress of the Bears - Sitka

Golden-crowned Kinglet – 8 31 2013 – Totem Pole Park – Sitka

Blue Grouse – 9 3 2013 – Mt. Jumbo – Douglas - Juneau
 
Blue Grouse


Hairy Woodpecker- 9 3 2013 – Mt. Jumbo – Douglas - Juneau

Sharp-shinned Hawk - 9 9 2013 – Mt. Juneau - Juneau