Alaska Bird & Mammal List

11 – 26 June 2002

Jon Hornbuckle et al.

List Compiled by Dave Adkin

			Glenn Highway	Anc to Seward	Kenai Fjord	Seward to Anc		< - - - Barrow - - ->		< - - - - - - Nome - - - - - - - - - - - - >				Anc to Denali	Denali	Denali Highway	Back to Anc
			11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Red-throated Loon	Gavia	stellata					4	4	30+	20+	1	1	Few			3	1
Pacific Loon	Gavia	pacifica		2	2		6	4	2	40+			2
Common Loon	Gavia	immer	1	4	1	2										2	2
Yellow-billed Loon	Gavia	adamsii							1 prob
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps	grisegena	4	5		3				2		2		2			30
Horned Grebe	Podiceps	auritus	1	2
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax	auritus			20
Pelagic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax	pelagicus			20					12	2
Red-faced Cormorant	Phalacrocorax	urile			8
Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus	buccinator				2										1
Tundra Swan	Cygnus	columbianus	2				4		10	41	4		30			6	2
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser	albifrons					8	10	20
Snow Goose	Chen	caerulescens							3
Canada Goose	Branta	canadensis	1	few						3	6	6	few	few			40
Brant	Branta	bernicla			1					50			30
American Wigeon	Anas	americana	few	few		few				few		2	6	20		few	6
Gadwall	Anas	strepera	few	few		few								4			1
Green-winged Teal	Anas	carolinensis	few	few			4	2	1		1	2	1			6	10
Mallard	Anas	platyrhynchos	few	common		few								common		few	few
Northern Pintail	Anas	acuta	3	15			common	common	common	common	2	1	common			2 broods	3
Northern Shoveler	Anas	clypeata	4	few			1	1		2		1		3		1	6
Canvasback	Aythya	valisineria	20+	10						6			2				1
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya	collaris		1		3
Greater Scaup	Aythya	marila		8	10	2				50	2	2	few	10		40	60
Lesser Scaup	Aythya	affinis	3	3			3	3
Common Eider	Somateria	mollissima						50	15	15			30
King Eider	Somateria	spectabilis					15	30	10
Spectacled Eider	Somateria	fischeri					2 pair	2 males	[1]
Steller's Eider	Polysticta	stelleri					1 pair	1 pair
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus	histrionicus		50	30	1				2	4		7
Long tailed Duck	Clangula	hyemalis					common	common	common	few	1	1	few			2	1
Black Scoter	Melanitta	nigra			200					3
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta	fusca			100					1
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala	clangula												1
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala	islandica	1	2												10	1
Bufflehead	Bucephala	albeola	1
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus	serrator		4	4					15	6	10	40
Common Merganser	Mergus	merganser		2	20	2
Osprey	Pandion	haliaetus	1
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus	leucocephalus	3	8	12	20								3		3	6
Northern Harrier	Circus	cyaneus	1	1								3		2	1	2
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo	jamaicensis	3	1										3
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo	lagopus									1	5
Golden Eagle	Aquila	chrysaetos				1					1	1+2j	3		3
Merlin	Falco	columbarius		2									1			1 heard
Gyrfalcon	Falco	rusticolus									1		4
Willow Ptarmigan	Lagopus	lagopus									4	8			2	1	1
Rock Ptarmigan	Lagopus	mutus									3	2
Sandhill Crane	Grus	canadensis		1						heard	heard		1
Black Oystercatcher	Haematopus	bachmani			5
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis	dominica					4	2	8			2		1
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis	fulvia								8	2		1
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis	squatarola									2
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius	semipalmatus					few	few	few		1	1				2	6
Common Snipe	Gallinago	gallinago	1	1		3	2	2	1			2	1			4	2
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus	griseus		10													5
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus	scolopaceus					5	2	2
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa	haemastica		30													1
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa	lapponica										4	20
Whimbrel	Numenius	phaeopus							8			8	6			7	heard
Bristle-thighed Curlew	Numenius	tahitiensis										1
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa	melanoleuca		2		1
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa	flavipes	2	6		6										12	30
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa	solitaria	1													1
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis	macularia		2		3						1	3				2
Wandering Tattler	Heterosceles	incanus		3											1
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria	interpres						2	2
Black Turnstone	Arenaria	melanocephala								2
Surfbird	Aphriza	virgata		3											2
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris	pusilla					common	common	common	common			few
Western Sandpiper	Calidris	mauri					1	1	4	7	1	3 pair
Red-necked Stint	Calidris	ruficollis					2	1
Least Sandpiper	Calidris	minutilla														2	7
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris	bairdii					1	4	1
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris	melanotos					common	common	common
Dunlin	Calidris	alpina					8	common	few
Rock Sandpiper	Calidris	ptilocnemis									2
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites	subruficollis					1	1	4
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus	lobatus	6	1		3	20	10	10	1	2		2			10	3
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus	fulicaria					common	common	common
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius	pomarinus					2	2					1
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius	parasiticus					6	3	5	2	6	3	1
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius	longicaudus					2	1	8	10	20	40	30			4	4
Mew Gull	Larus	canus	several	common	common	common				common	several	several	common	common	several	several	common
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus	glaucescens			common	common											1
Glaucous Gull	Larus	hyperboreus					common	common	common	common	common	few	common
Herring Gull	Larus	argentatus	several	common		1	1			few
Bonaparte's Gull	Larus	philadelphia		10										1			4
Sabine's Gull	Xema	sabini					5						1
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa	tridactyla		common	common					common	common		common
Arctic Tern	Sterna	paradisaea	several	common	few	common	common	common	common	common	common	few	common			2	common
Aleutian Tern	Sterna	aleutica								15			15
Common Murre (Guillemot)	Uria	aalge			common					common
Thick-billed Murre (Brunnich's)	Uria	lomvia			10		1						1
Black Guillemot	Cepphus	grylle					15		10
Pigeon Guillemot	Cepphus	columba		4	20						1
Marbled Murrelet	Brachyramphus	marmoratus			100
Kittlitz's Murrelet	Brachyramphus	brevirostris			8
Ancient Murrelet	Synthliboramphus	antiquus			200
Parakeet Auklet	Aethia	psittacula			30
Rhinoceros Auklet	Cerorhinca	monocerata			50
Horned Puffin	Fratercula	corniculata			common					3
Tufted Puffin	Fratercula	cirrhata			common	20				few
Great Horned Owl	Bubo	virginianus		1
Snowy Owl	Nyctea	scandiaca					20	5	12				1
Great Gray Owl	Strix	nebulosa	1
Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia	ulula	2											1		1
Short-eared Owl	Asio	flammeus															1
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus	rufus				2
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides	villosus	2
Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides	tridactylus	1			2								1
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides	arcticus		1
Northern Flicker	Colaptes	auratus															3
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax	alnorum	3											1		1	1
Horned Lark	Eremophila	alpestris									1					1
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta	bicolor								few		3	10
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta	thalassina	several	common	several	common								several			several
Bank Swallow	Riparia	riparia	several	2		50				40	few	10		15			6
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon	pyrrhonota	20			2					15	10	6		20	common	common
Barn Swallow	Hirundo	rustica								2
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla	flava								3	8	6	4
American Pipit	Anthus	rubescens									1				4
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus	satrapa				3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus	calendula		3		1
(Bohemian) Waxwing	Bombycilla	garrulus												3	1	8	2
American Dipper	Cinclus	mexicanus				4
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus	minimus		1		3					4	2	1			5
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus	ustulatus															2
Hermit Thrush	Catharus	guttatus															1
American Robin	Turdus	migratorius	few	common		common					12	few	few	few	few	several	several
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus	naevius	1	1		4							1				1
Arctic Warbler	Phylloscopus	borealis										10	few			2	few
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe	oenanthe											2		3
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile	atricapillus		few		2
Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Poecile	rufescens				1
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile	hudsonicus		2		1										1
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta	canadensis				1
Northern Shrike	Lanius	excubitor									1
Gray Jay	Perisoreus	canadensis	10	4											2	3	2
Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta	stelleri				2
Black-billed Magpie	Pica	hudsonia	few	few		few								few	few		few
Northwestern Crow	Corvus	caurinus		few	2	few						few		1			2
Common Raven	Corvus	corax	few	few	few	2		2	2	8	3 pairs	8	several	2	1	4	few
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola	enucleator		1		3							1
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia	leucoptera													2
Common Redpoll	Carduelis	flammea		2							2				2	few	few
Hoary Redpoll	Carduelis	hornemanni					10	6	10	1	common	common	few
Pine Siskin	Carduelis	pinus		3	4	20								3 heard			2
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora	celata		3		1
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica	petechia	2								few	few			1		2
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica	coronata	2	few		1											1
Townsend's Warbler	Dendroica	townsendi				3
Blackpoll Warbler	Dendroica	striata	2									1	1	1		1	1
Northern Waterthrush	Seiurus	noveboracensis									2	2	1				1
Wilson's Warbler	Wilsonia	pusilla	1			1									1		2
American Tree Sparrow	Spizella	arborea									2	10	2	1		10	4
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus	sandwichensis	2	few			2	1	1	few	6	few				few	few
Fox Sparrow	Passerella	iliaca		1		1					2	1			1	1	1
Song Sparrow	Melospiza	melodia				few
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza	lincolnii		1
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia	leucophrys	2	1							3	2	1	4	few	common	common
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia	atricapilla									4	1	2
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco	hyemalis		few		few	1							4	few	1	few
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius	lapponicus					common	common	common	common	common	common	common			10
Smith's Longspur	Calcarius	pictus															4
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax	nivalis					common	common	common						1
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus	carolinus	3														3
	Mammals
Black Bear	Ursus	americanus			1
Grizzly Bear	Ursus	horribilis											1		6
Polar Bear	Thalarctos	maritimus							3
Sea Otter	Enhydra	lutris		4	20
Red Fox	Vulpes	fulva									1	1			1	1
Arctic Fox	Alopex	lagopus							1
Northern (Steller's) Sea Lion	Eumetopias	jubatus			25
Harbour (Common) Seal	Phoca	vitulina			40
Ringed Seal	Pusa	hispida					several	several	several
Hoary Marmot	Marmota	caligata													2	1
Arctic ground squirrel	Citellus	parryi								several	4	4	6		10+
Red Squirrel	Tamiasciurus	hudsonicus	2													2
Beaver	Castor	canadensis										4		1
Lemming sp	Dicrostonyx							1
Vole	Microtus		2
Muskrat	Ondatra	zibethica	1
Porcupine	Erethizon	dorsatum											1		1
Snowshoe Hare	Lepus	americanus										1			1
Moose	Alces	alces		4						2		4	6		2	2	5
Barren Ground Caribou	Rangifer	arcticus										15			30	1
Mountain Goat	Oreamnos	americanus			1
Muskox	Ovibos	moschatus									40		2
White (Dall's) Sheep	Ovis	Dalli	20+	10+										2	20+
Killer Whale	Orcinus	orca			6
Harbour porpoise	Phocoena	phocoena								2			2
Dall's Porpoise	Phocoenides	dalli			6
Grey Whale	Eschrictius	gibbosus								2			1
Minke Whale	Balenoptera	acutorostrata								2
Humpback Whale	Megaptera	novaeangliae			6+