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Nome--Safety Sound, Alaska (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of Nome--Safety Sound, Alaska

Map of Nome--Safety Sound, Alaska



Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) - Female

Ocean outlet.

Trips

Alaska

7/17/2014: We drove along the coast until mile 41 where we hiked off into the tundra for awhile.

Previous Visit (Nome: 7/16/2014)
Next Visit (Nome-Kougarok Road: 7/18/2014)



Species Recorded (39)

Birds ( 34 )

Loons ( Gaviidae )
Pacific Loon - Gavia pacifica

Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Pelagic Cormorant - Urile pelagicus

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca
Greater Scaup - Aythya marila
Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis
Common Eider - Somateria mollissima

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus

Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sandhill Crane - Antigone canadensis

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

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri
Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla
Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus
Red Phalarope - Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus

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

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Short-billed Gull - Larus brachyrhynchus
Glaucous Gull - Larus hyperboreus
Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus
Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea

Auks and Puffins ( Alcidae )
Pigeon Guillemot - Cepphus columba

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Common Raven - Corvus corax

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
American Robin - Turdus migratorius

Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
American Pipit - Anthus rubescens

Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata
Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lapland Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus
Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis

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

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