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Alaska: 7/15/2014 - 7/23/2014 (Center on Map)

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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)



Kenai Fjords Exit Glacier Area Bear Glacier Three Hole Rock Aialik Glacier
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) - Juvenile Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Mew Gull (Larus canus) Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Marbled Murrelet Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) - with Puffin Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) - Male Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis)
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) - And Short Eared Owl and Lemmings Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) - Adult Breeding Wilsons Snipe (Gallinago delicata) Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)

Trip to Nome and to Seward over a one week period.

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Species Recorded (93)

Birds ( 79 )

Loons ( Gaviidae )
Pacific Loon - Gavia pacifica
Red-throated Loon - Gavia stellata

Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant - Nannopterum auritum
Pelagic Cormorant - Urile pelagicus
Red-faced Cormorant - Urile urile

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Greater Scaup - Aythya marila
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii
Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis
Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator
Common Eider - Somateria mollissima

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus

Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Willow Ptarmigan - Lagopus lagopus

Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sandhill Crane - Antigone canadensis

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus
American Golden-Plover - Pluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover - Pluvialis fulva

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius
Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri
Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla
Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata
Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
Red Phalarope - Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca

Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Long-tailed Jaeger - Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger - Stercorarius parasiticus

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Short-billed Gull - Larus brachyrhynchus
Glaucous-winged Gull - Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull - Larus hyperboreus
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus
Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla
Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea

Auks and Puffins ( Alcidae )
Marbled Murrelet - Brachyramphus marmoratus
Pigeon Guillemot - Cepphus columba
Rhinoceros Auklet - Cerorhinca monocerata
Tufted Puffin - Fratercula cirrhata
Horned Puffin - Fratercula corniculata
Common Murre - Uria aalge

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia

Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow - Tachycineta thalassina

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Common Raven - Corvus corax
Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri
Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia

Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Poecile rufescens

Kinglets ( Regulidae )
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Corthylio calendula

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush - Catharus minimus
Varied Thrush - Ixoreus naevius
Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica
Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe
American Robin - Turdus migratorius

Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
American Pipit - Anthus rubescens
Eastern Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla tschutschensis

Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Northern Shrike - Lanius borealis

Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla
Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata
Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia
Townsend's Warbler - Setophaga townsendi

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lapland Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus
Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis
American Tree Sparrow - Spizelloides arborea
Golden-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Common Redpoll - Acanthis flammea
Hoary Redpoll - Acanthis hornemanni

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