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Native and Naturalized (110)

  1. Merlin Falco columbarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brandon Riley
    Location: Kincaid Park--Pt. Campbell
  2. Gadwall Mareca strepera
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Williams
    Location: Elderberry Park
  3. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Williams
    Location: Elderberry Park
  4. Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Williams
    Location: Elderberry Park
  5. Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Williams
    Location: Elderberry Park
  6. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Alex Grant
    Location: Elderberry Park
  7. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Alex Grant
    Location: Elderberry Park
  8. Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Adrea Williams
    Location: Tony Knowles Coastal Trail--Chester Creek to Ship Creek
  9. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brandon Riley
    Location: Kincaid Park--Pt. Campbell
  10. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Miovas
    Location: Far North Bicentennial Park
  11. Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Miovas
    Location: Far North Bicentennial Park
  12. Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Miovas
    Location: Far North Bicentennial Park
  13. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Miovas
    Location: Far North Bicentennial Park
  14. Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Miovas
    Location: Far North Bicentennial Park
  15. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Girdwood to Bird--Bike Path
  16. Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Girdwood to Bird--Bike Path
  17. Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Girdwood to Bird--Bike Path
  18. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Girdwood to Bird--Bike Path
  19. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 21
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Johnson
    Location: Honey Bear Lane, Anchorage US-AK (61.0734,-149.7073)
  20. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Johnson
    Location: Honey Bear Lane, Anchorage US-AK (61.0734,-149.7073)
  21. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Johnson
    Location: Honey Bear Lane, Anchorage US-AK (61.0734,-149.7073)
  22. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: MaryAnn Gilgallon
    Location: 162nd Ave. & Golden View Dr.
  23. White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: MaryAnn Gilgallon
    Location: 162nd Ave. & Golden View Dr.
  24. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: John Anderson
    Location: Delaney Park, Anchorage US-AK (61.2131,-149.9017)
  25. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: matthew kugel
    Location: Campbell Creek Estuary Natural Area
  26. Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: matthew kugel
    Location: Campbell Creek Estuary Natural Area
  27. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: matthew kugel
    Location: Campbell Creek Estuary Natural Area
  28. Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: matthew kugel
    Location: Campbell Creek Estuary Natural Area
  29. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: matthew kugel
    Location: Campbell Creek Estuary Natural Area
  30. Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Alexander Lange
    Location: 1187 Timberline
  31. Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Alexander Lange
    Location: 1187 Timberline
  32. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Lora Haller
    Location: Potter Marsh--boardwalk & vicinity
  33. Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Lora Haller
    Location: Potter Marsh--boardwalk & vicinity
  34. Redhead Aythya americana
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Dan Bilderback
    Location: EAST WESTCHESTER LAKE
  35. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dan Bilderback
    Location: EAST WESTCHESTER LAKE
  36. Common Loon Gavia immer
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dan Bilderback
    Location: EAST WESTCHESTER LAKE
  37. American Wigeon Mareca americana
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Sullivan
    Location: Spenard Crossing
  38. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Sullivan
    Location: Spenard Crossing
  39. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Sullivan
    Location: Spenard Crossing
  40. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Sullivan
    Location: Spenard Crossing
  41. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Mangiardi
    Location: Fish Creek Estuary, Anchorage US-AK 61.20549, -149.93208
  42. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Mangiardi
    Location: Fish Creek Estuary, Anchorage US-AK 61.20549, -149.93208
  43. American Pipit Anthus rubescens
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Mangiardi
    Location: Fish Creek Estuary, Anchorage US-AK 61.20549, -149.93208
  44. Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Theodore G Tobish
    Location: Coastal Trail south of Pt Woronzof
  45. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Alyeska Resort, Anchorage US-AK 60.95854, -149.11230
  46. Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Alyeska Resort, Anchorage US-AK 60.95854, -149.11230
  47. Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Alyeska Resort, Anchorage US-AK 60.95854, -149.11230
  48. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Alyeska Resort, Anchorage US-AK 60.95854, -149.11230
  49. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jeremiah Fisher
    Location: Potter Marsh--boardwalk & vicinity
  50. Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Declan Troy
    Location: Arctic Valley Ski Area
  51. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Declan Troy
    Location: Arctic Valley Ski Area
  52. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Declan Troy
    Location: Arctic Valley Ski Area
  53. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Prentki
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Clitheroe flats
  54. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Prentki
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Clitheroe flats
  55. Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Prentki
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Clitheroe flats
  56. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Prentki
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Clitheroe flats
  57. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Prentki
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Clitheroe flats
  58. Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Prentki
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Clitheroe flats
  59. American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bruce Talbot
    Location: Campbell Tract--Campbell Airstrip Trailhead
  60. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Arneson
    Location: Anchorage, Alaska, US Potter Marsh Boardwalk
  61. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Pohlen
    Location: Westchester/Eastchester Lagoon---the straight
  62. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Pohlen
    Location: Westchester/Eastchester Lagoon---the straight
  63. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Pohlen
    Location: Westchester/Eastchester Lagoon---the straight
  64. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bruce Talbot
    Location: Far North Bicentennial Park, Anchorage US-AK 61.16850, -149.77680
  65. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
    # Count: 250
    Date:
    Observer: Riley Marcus
    Location: JBER
  66. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Jill Brown
    Location: 547 West 4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, US (61.219, -149.893)
  67. Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Godwin
    Location: Lake Hood & Lake Spenard
  68. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Elizabeth Schoessler
    Location: Campbell Creek - Arctic
  69. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Justin Ronald Newmann
    Location: Twenty Mile River mouth
  70. Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
    # Count: 70
    Date:
    Observer: Jack Bushong
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Clitheroe flats
  71. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Jack Bushong
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Clitheroe flats
  72. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jack Bushong
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Clitheroe flats
  73. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Julie Reynolds
    Location: Potter Marsh--boardwalk & vicinity
  74. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Courtney Gerken
    Location: Eagle River Campground & Trails
  75. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Courtney Gerken
    Location: Eagle River Campground & Trails
  76. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andy Bankert
    Location: Government Hill
  77. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Riley Marcus
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Carr-Gottstein Park to Campbell Creek
  78. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike and Terri Church
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Carr-Gottstein Park to Campbell Creek
  79. American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Newcomer
    Location: West Chester Lagoon
  80. Canvasback Aythya valisineria
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Sierra Burden
    Location: Potter's Marsh
  81. American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Anderson
    Location: Campbell Creek Estuary Natural Area
  82. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Girdwood to Bird--Bike Path
  83. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Tony DeGange
    Location: Glenn Highway Wetlands
  84. Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jennifer Mercer
    Location: Point Woronzof Rd. & airport perimeter
  85. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Anderson
    Location: Girdwood Junction
  86. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Scully
    Location: Hillstrand Pond
  87. Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Robert Kemper
    Location: Basher wetlands
  88. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Miovas
    Location: Kincaid Park--Little Campbell Lake
  89. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andy Bankert
    Location: Arctic Valley Ski Area
  90. Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Robert McNown
    Location: Chugach SP--Rainbow Trailhead
  91. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dan Bilderback
    Location: PT. WORONZOF EAST TURNOUT 61.19931, -149.99293
  92. Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Pohlen
    Location: Chester Creek & Fish Creek mouth & vicinity (Audubon Bench & Fish Creek Benches)
  93. American Goshawk Accipiter atricapillus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Riley Marcus
    Location: JBER
  94. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Declan Troy
    Location: Carr-Gott To Oceanside
  95. Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Beadle
    Location: Delaney Park
  96. Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Declan Troy
    Location: Campbell Creek Park--2022 Elmore burn
  97. Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tim Stevenson
    Location: Chester Creek & Fish Creek mouth & vicinity (Audubon Bench & Fish Creek Benches)
  98. Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dan Bilderback
    Location: Tikishla Park (S of E. 20th Ave.)
  99. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ryan Hanson
    Location: Point Woronzof Rd. & airport perimeter
  100. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Lagasse
    Location: Johns Park
  101. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Pohlen
    Location: Spenard--Romig Pl./W 23rd/Culver Pl./Hillcrest Dr.
  102. Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Duke Anderson
    Location: 17750 Beaujolais Dr, Anchorage US-AK 61.33896, -149.55092
  103. White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Prentki
    Location: Tony Knowles Coastal Trail--Pt. Woronzof
  104. Hoary Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dudley Platt
    Location: 940 Coral Ln, Anchorage US-AK 61.10031, -149.86516
  105. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Riley Marcus
    Location: Eagle River Nature Center
  106. Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andy Bankert
    Location: Government Hill
  107. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Daniel Nelson
    Location: Chugach SP--Prospect Heights Trailhead
  108. Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Declan Troy
    Location: Roger's Park
  109. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: John Pearce
    Location: Tony Knowles Coastal Trail--Pete's Place to Audubon Wayside
  110. Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Girdwood--Lower Glacier Creek Trail

Exotic: Provisional (1)

  1. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: John Anderson
    Location: Delaney Park, Anchorage US-AK (61.2131,-149.9017)

Hybrids (2)

  1. Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x glaucescens
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Sullivan
    Location: Spenard Crossing
  2. Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid) Mareca penelope x americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andy Bankert
    Location: Coastal Refuge Victor To Gull Colony

Additional Taxa (25)

  1. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Lora Haller
    Location: Potter Marsh--boardwalk & vicinity
  2. Tree/Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta bicolor/thalassina
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Lora Haller
    Location: Potter Marsh--boardwalk & vicinity
  3. Larus sp. Larus sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Tony DeGange
    Location: Beach Lake Park, Anchorage US-AK 61.37560, -149.54092
  4. Cackling/Canada Goose Branta hutchinsii/canadensis
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Sullivan
    Location: Spenard Crossing
  5. Herring/Glaucous-winged Gull Larus argentatus/glaucescens
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Prentki
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Clitheroe flats
  6. Greater/Lesser Scaup Aythya marila/affinis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Pohlen
    Location: Westchester/Eastchester Lagoon---the straight
  7. woodpecker sp. Picidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bruce Talbot
    Location: Far North Bicentennial Park, Anchorage US-AK 61.16850, -149.77680
  8. small falcon sp. Falco sp. (small falcon sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Riley Marcus
    Location: JBER
  9. Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes/melanoleuca
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Will M
    Location: Potter Marsh--boardwalk & vicinity
  10. small plover sp. Charadrius/Anarhynchus sp.
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Riley Marcus
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Carr-Gottstein Park to Campbell Creek
  11. peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Greg Halbach
    Location: Anchorage Coastal WR--Clitheroe flats
  12. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Sulli Gibson
    Location: Potter Marsh (general area)
  13. Downy/Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens/villosus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Girdwood to Bird--Bike Path
  14. Common/Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala clangula/islandica
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Andy Bankert
    Location: Westchester Lagoon
  15. Common/Red-breasted Merganser Mergus merganser/serrator
    # Count: 40
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Prentki
    Location: Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
  16. Accipiter sp. Accipiter sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Scott Thomas
    Location: Girdwood to Bird--Bike Path
  17. dabbling duck sp. Anatidae sp. (dabbling duck sp.)
    # Count: 35
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Arneson
    Location: Anchorage, Alaska, US Potter Marsh Boardwalk
  18. goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)
    # Count: 55
    Date:
    Observer: Zak Pohlen
    Location: Chester Creek & Fish Creek mouth & vicinity (Audubon Bench & Fish Creek Benches)
  19. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Prentki
    Location: Arctic Valley Rd.
  20. eagle sp. Accipitridae sp. (eagle sp.)
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: 1670 Circlewood Drive, Anchorage, Alaska
  21. Common/Hoary Redpoll Acanthis flammea/hornemanni
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: suzy hambach
    Location: 1729 Hamilton Dr, Anchorage US-AK 61.10102, -149.85020
  22. Eurasian/American Wigeon Mareca penelope/americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Cole Talbot
    Location: Twenty Mile River mouth
  23. redpoll sp. Acanthis sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Prentki
    Location: Spenard Crossing
  24. Trumpeter/Tundra Swan Cygnus buccinator/columbianus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kerri Lathrop
    Location: Spenard Crossing
  25. hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Sonneborn
    Location: 2548 Discovery Ct, Anchorage US-AK 61.19728, -149.93386