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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 Month Apr 2024

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 Updated ~17 hours ago
77 Species 524 Checklists eBirders

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Native and Naturalized (5)

  1. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ashley Lohr
    Location: Potter Marsh--boardwalk & vicinity
  2. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Cal Gesmundo
    Location: Spenard Crossing
  3. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: MaryAnn Gilgallon
    Location: Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary, Anchorage US-AK (61.0780,-149.8267)
  4. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Cole Talbot
    Location: Oceanview Bluff Park
  5. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sulli Gibson
    Location: Spenard Crossing
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Checklist Leaders

  • 1.
    Cal Gesmundo
    92
  • 2.
    Richard Prentki
    48
  • 3.
    Dan Bilderback
    22
  • 4.
    Andy Bankert
    20
  • 5.
    David Sonneborn
    19
  • 6.
    Terry Doyle
    15
  • 7.
    John Pearce
    13
  • 8.
    Robert Kemper
    12
  • 9.
    Josh Anderson
    10
  • 10.
    Daniel Nelson
    8

Species Leaders

  • 1.
    Dan Bilderback
    42
  • 2.
    Cal Gesmundo
    41
  • 3.
    Richard Prentki
    38
  • 4.
    Andy Bankert
    37
  • 5.
    Josh Anderson
    29
  • 5.
    Declan Troy
    29
  • 5.
    Jason Marvel
    29
  • 8.
    Jack Bushong
    28
  • 9.
    David Sonneborn
    26
  • 9.
    Robert Kemper
    26
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