Site Report: Potter Marsh
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) - Male
American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
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Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) - Male
American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
A freshwater marsh just south of Anchorage.
Visits
- 2010-05-29: Stopped a couple of different times at the marsh in search of the Arctic Tern.
- 2014-07-20: Stopped for a few minutes on the way to Seward. Lots of salmon and trout in the river including a huge (maybe 5 feet long) Chinook Salmon.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (17 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(17 records)
Class: Birds
(16 records)
- Order: Anseriformes (6 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Order: Perching Birds
(4 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)
- Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)