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  • 2023 Update to the Checklist of Alaska Birds

    29 Jan 2024 By Alaska eBird

    In January 2024, an update to the Checklist of Alaska Birds was released by the Alaska Checklist Committee. The Checklist provides a list of bird species that are officially recognized as having naturally occurred in Alaska and includes 545 species in 67 families and 21 orders.

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eBirding This Year 2024

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112 Species 170 Checklists eBirders

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Native and Naturalized (5)

  1. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
    # Count: 43
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Heinl
    Location: Ketchikan Airport Perimeter
  2. California Gull Larus californicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Heinl
    Location: Ketchikan Airport Perimeter
  3. Merlin Falco columbarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Piston
    Location: Kingfisher Rd--Piston residence (private)
  4. Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
    # Count: 57
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Piston
    Location: Ketchikan Airport Perimeter
  5. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Piston
    Location: Ketchikan Airport Perimeter
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Checklist Leaders

  • 1.
    Steve Heinl
    63
  • 2.
    Ben Limle
    25
  • 3.
    Ross Dorendorf
    13
  • 4.
    Mike Meyer
    12
  • 5.
    Andrew Piston
    8
  • 6.
    Eric Lunde
    7
  • 7.
    Aaron Wimmer
    6
  • 7.
    Stephanie Jurries
    6
  • 9.
    Nathan Frost
    4
  • 10.
    Melanie Smith
    3

Species Leaders

  • 1.
    Steve Heinl
    105
  • 2.
    Ben Limle
    90
  • 3.
    Andrew Piston
    87
  • 4.
    Ross Dorendorf
    77
  • 5.
    Aaron Wimmer
    63
  • 6.
    Sulli Gibson
    49
  • 7.
    Natasha VanDusen
    48
  • 8.
    Stephanie Jurries
    37
  • 9.
    Mike Meyer
    36
  • 10.
    Molly Simonson
    30
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