eBird Field Checklist
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, US
ebird.org/region/US-AK-170
226 species (+88 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Snow/Ross's Goose
Graylag Goose
Graylag x Swan Goose (hybrid)
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brant
Barnacle Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Snow x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Cackling/Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter/Tundra Swan
swan sp.
goose sp.
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Eurasian/American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid)
Green-winged Teal
dabbling duck sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Aythya sp.
Steller's Eider
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common/Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Common/Red-breasted Merganser
merganser sp.
duck sp.
waterfowl sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Northern Bobwhite
Wild Turkey
Ruffed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Willow Ptarmigan
Rock Ptarmigan
ptarmigan sp.
Spruce Grouse
Ruffed/Spruce Grouse
Ring-necked Pheasant
Chukar
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
grebe sp.
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Sora
American Coot
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
American/Pacific Golden-Plover (Lesser Golden-Plover)
Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
small plover sp.
plover sp.
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
godwit sp.
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Common/Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red/Red-necked Phalarope
phalarope sp.
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa sp.
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Surfbird
Ruff
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Little Stint
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western/Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
Calidris sp.
large shorebird sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Alcids
Common Murre
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Common/Short-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Herring/Glaucous-winged Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Iceland Gull
white-winged gull sp.
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Aleutian Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Arctic Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Arctic/Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
Common/Yellow-billed Loon
loon sp.
Storm-Petrels
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Cormorants and Anhingas
Double-crested Cormorant
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Great Blue Heron
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Goshawk
Accipiter sp.
Steller's Sea-Eagle
Bald Eagle
Golden/Bald Eagle
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
eagle sp.
Owls
Western Screech-Owl
Snowy Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
Boreal Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
owl sp.
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied x Red-breasted Sapsucker (hybrid)
sapsucker sp.
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
American Three-toed/Black-backed Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
large falcon sp.
small falcon sp.
falcon sp.
diurnal raptor sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Alder Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
new world flycatcher sp.
Shrikes
Northern Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
crow/raven sp.
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
chickadee sp.
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Tree/Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
swallow sp.
Leaf Warblers
Arctic Warbler
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned/Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Wrens
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Dippers
American Dipper
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Thrushes
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Catharus sp.
American Robin
thrush sp.
Old World Flycatchers
Northern Wheatear
Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Bohemian/Cedar Waxwing
Wagtails and Pipits
White Wagtail
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Brambling
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Cassin's Finch
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Common/Hoary Redpoll
redpoll sp.
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
crossbill sp.
Pine Siskin
Acanthis/Spinus sp.
finch sp.
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
Smith's Longspur
longspur sp.
Snow Bunting
McKay's Bunting
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia sp.
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
new world sparrow sp.
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Northern Waterthrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga sp.
Wilson's Warbler
new world warbler sp.
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Black-headed Grosbeak
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.