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Alaska 2010: 5/27/2010 - 6/19/2010 (
Center on Map
)
Northern Fur Seal (
Callorhinus ursinus
)
Northern Fur Seal (
Callorhinus ursinus
)
The Former Portage Glacier
Kenai Fiords National Park
St. George Island Murres
St. George Island - Tussocks
St. George Church
St. George - Overlook
St. George Island - Garden Cove
St. George Island - Kittiwakes
St. George Island - Cliffs
Forget Me Not - Alaska State Flower
St. George Island - Reindeer Skull
Lupine
Denali - Our Campsite
Denali - High Country
Bald Eagle (
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
)
Black-billed Magpie (
Pica pica
)
Marbled Murrelet (
Brachyramphus marmoratus
)
Tree Swallow (
Tachycineta bicolor
) - Male
Blackpoll Warbler (
Dendroica striata
)
Rock Sandpiper (
Calidris ptilocnemis
)
Glaucous Gull (
Larus hyperboreus
) - 2nd Summer
Arctic Fox (
Alopex lagopus
)
Northern Fur Seal (
Callorhinus ursinus
)
Tufted Puffin (
Fratercula cirrhata
)
Moose (
Alces alces
)
Harbor Seal (
Phoca vitulina
)
Black-billed Magpie (
Pica pica
)
Northern Flicker (
Colaptes auratus
)
Lincoln's Sparrow (
Melospiza lincolnii
)
Bald Eagle (
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
)
Red-necked Grebe (
Podiceps grisegena
)
Trumpeter Swan (
Cygnus buccinator
)
Red Fox (
Vulpes vulpes
)
Willow Ptarmigan (
Lagopus lagopus
)
Hoary Marmot (
Marmota caligata
)
Dall's sheep (
Ovis dalli
)
Golden Eagle (
Aquila chrysaetos
)
Brown Bear (
Ursus arctos
)
This trip to Alaska involved hiking on St. George Island in the Pribilofs, hiking in Denali National Park, and boating in the Petersburg area.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska (5/27/2010)
Potter Marsh, Alaska (5/29/2010)
Saint George Island, Alaska (5/29/2010)
Denali National Park, Alaska (6/5/2010)
Denali State Park, Alaska (6/8/2010)
Talkeetna, Alaska (6/8/2010)
Anchorage--Westchester Lagoon, Alaska (6/10/2010)
Petersburg - Wrangell Narrows, Alaska (6/11/2010)
Species Recorded (118)
Birds ( 101 )
Loons ( Gaviidae )
Common Loon -
Gavia immer
Red-throated Loon -
Gavia stellata
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Red-necked Grebe -
Podiceps grisegena
Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Northern Fulmar -
Fulmarus glacialis
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
American Goshawk -
Accipiter atrocapillus
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Pelagic Cormorant -
Urile pelagicus
Red-faced Cormorant -
Urile urile
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Northern Pintail -
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Ring-necked Duck -
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup -
Aythya marila
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose -
Branta hutchinsii
Bufflehead -
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye -
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye -
Bucephala islandica
Long-tailed Duck -
Clangula hyemalis
Trumpeter Swan -
Cygnus buccinator
Harlequin Duck -
Histrionicus histrionicus
American Wigeon -
Mareca americana
Surf Scoter -
Melanitta perspicillata
Common Merganser -
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser -
Mergus serrator
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Golden Eagle -
Aquila chrysaetos
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Bald Eagle -
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Willow Ptarmigan -
Lagopus lagopus
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sandhill Crane -
Antigone canadensis
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Pacific Golden-Plover -
Pluvialis fulva
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone -
Arenaria interpres
Rock Sandpiper -
Calidris ptilocnemis
Short-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus griseus
Hudsonian Godwit -
Limosa haemastica
Bar-tailed Godwit -
Limosa lapponica
Red-necked Phalarope -
Phalaropus lobatus
Wandering Tattler -
Tringa incana
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Long-tailed Jaeger -
Stercorarius longicaudus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Crested Auklet -
Aethia cristatella
Parakeet Auklet -
Aethia psittacula
Least Auklet -
Aethia pusilla
Dovekie -
Alle alle
Herring Gull -
Larus argentatus
Short-billed Gull -
Larus brachyrhynchus
Glaucous-winged Gull -
Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull -
Larus hyperboreus
Red-legged Kittiwake -
Rissa brevirostris
Black-legged Kittiwake -
Rissa tridactyla
Arctic Tern -
Sterna paradisaea
Auks and Puffins ( Alcidae )
Marbled Murrelet -
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Pigeon Guillemot -
Cepphus columba
Tufted Puffin -
Fratercula cirrhata
Horned Puffin -
Fratercula corniculata
Common Murre -
Uria aalge
Thick-billed Murre -
Uria lomvia
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Northern Saw-whet Owl -
Aegolius acadicus
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Rufous Hummingbird -
Selasphorus rufus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Hairy Woodpecker -
Dryobates villosus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Western Flycatcher -
Empidonax difficilis
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Bank Swallow -
Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay -
Cyanocitta stelleri
Canada Jay -
Perisoreus canadensis
Black-billed Magpie -
Pica hudsonia
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Black-capped Chickadee -
Poecile atricapillus
Boreal Chickadee -
Poecile hudsonicus
Chestnut-backed Chickadee -
Poecile rufescens
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Pacific Wren -
Troglodytes pacificus
Kinglets ( Regulidae )
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -
Corthylio calendula
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Hermit Thrush -
Catharus guttatus
Varied Thrush -
Ixoreus naevius
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing -
Bombycilla cedrorum
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Wilson's Warbler -
Cardellina pusilla
Orange-crowned Warbler -
Leiothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Blackpoll Warbler -
Setophaga striata
Townsend's Warbler -
Setophaga townsendi
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lapland Longspur -
Calcarius lapponicus
Dark-eyed Junco -
Junco hyemalis
Lincoln's Sparrow -
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow -
Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow -
Spizelloides arborea
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Rusty Blackbird -
Euphagus carolinus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Common Redpoll -
Acanthis flammea
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch -
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Snow Bunting -
Plectrophenax nivalis
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