Juneau is an excellent place to view birds. Within a very
localized area, one can visit a variety of habitats, including
alpine, forest, and marine ecosystems. The very extensive
network of trails provides access to spectacular valleys,
glaciers, and ridgetops.
This checklist includes all species of birds observed to date
along the Juneau road and trail system, and adjacent
marine waters. The confirmed list currently totals 282
species, with an additional 26 species on the
unsubstantiated list. The checklist area encompasses the
mainland from Point Bishop to Echo Cove, Douglas Island,
and adjacent marine waters from the mouth of the Taku
River to Berners Bay.
This publication is dedicated to the memory of Juneau
resident M.E. "Pete" Isleib. Pete was Alaska's foremost
birder, as well as a noted conservationist. He was an
inspiration to those lucky enough to know him.
Gus van Vliet, Mark Schwan, Rich Gordon, Steve
Zimmerman, and Paul Suchanek compiled and produced
this checklist. Although much of the information stems from
personal observations of the compilers, this checklist would
not be possible were it not for the earlier work and records of
the late Dr. Ralph B. Williams, and the published records
and observations of many other individuals.
SEASONS
SPring:
BReeding:
Summer:
Fall:
Winter:
March 22 - June 21
Nesting status in area
June 22 - September 21
September 22 - December 21
December 22 - March 21
Note that the seasons are defined by the solstices and
equinoxes, even though some species breed in "Spring" and
much of the fall migration (particularly shorebirds, flycatchers, and warblers) actually occurs during the last half of
"Summer." Similarly, many of our wintering birds arrive in
"Fall" and a number of spring migrants return to the Juneau
area in late "Winter." The breeding status is meant to
convey known or suspected nesting in the checklist area.
ABUNDANCE
C = Common
F = Fairly common
U = Uncommon
O = Occasional
R = Rare
V = Very Rare
+ = Accidental
- = No records
Abundance is based on the numbers of birds present in the
area, not how often species are likely to be observed (See
definitions on back cover). Bold-faced species are those
that are most typically seen in the Juneau checklist area.
This includes any species listed as common or fairly
common in the checklist area during one or more seasons
of the year.
SPECIES
SP
BR
SU
F
W
___ Greater White-fronted Goose
___ Emperor Goose
___ Snow Goose
"Blue" morph
___ Ross’s Goose
___ Brant
___ Cackling Goose
“Aleutian” race
___ Canada goose
___ Trumpeter Swan
___ Tundra Swan
___ Wood Duck
___ Gadwall
___ Eurasian Wigeon
___ American Wigeon
___ Mallard
___ Blue-winged Teal
___ Cinnamon Teal
___ Northern Shoveler
___ Northern Pintail
___ Green-winged Teal
“Eurasian” race
___ Canvasback
___ Redhead
___ Ring-necked Duck
___ Greater Scaup
___ Lesser Scaup
___ Steller's Eider
___ King Eider
___ Harlequin Duck
___ Surf Scoter
___ White-winged Scoter
___ Black Scoter
___ Long-tailed Duck
___ Bufflehead
___ Common Goldeneye
___ Barrow's Goldeneye
___ Hooded Merganser
___ Common Merganser
___ Red-breasted Merganser
___ Ruddy Duck
F
V
O
+
+
R
O
+
C
U
U
+
U
R
C
C
U
R
C
C
C
V
O
R
U
C
F
+
+
C
C
C
O
C
C
F
C
R
C
F
V
V
V
+
C
V
R
V
U
+
R
V
F
+
R
F
-
U
R
+
U
R
+
R
V
F
C
O
+
F
U
F
V
V
R
V
O
+
F
F
U
R
O
R
R
O
R
F
U
-
O
+
R
O
+
C
U
U
+
O
V
C
C
+
+
F
C
C
+
O
R
U
C
U
+
C
C
C
O
C
C
F
C
U
C
F
+
V
C
R
R
+
O
V
U
C
R
R
U
+
V
V
V
C
U
+
V
C
C
C
U
C
C
F
C
R
F
F
+
___
___
___
___
Willow Ptarmigan
Rock Ptarmigan
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Sooty Grouse
F
C
U
C
F
C
U
C
F
C
U
C
F
C
U
C
F
C
U
C
___
___
___
___
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
U
C
F
U
V
-
R
R
U
V
U
F
F
R
O
C
U
U
___
___
___
___
___
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
V
F
U
+
V
-
V
R
R
V
V
F
U
V
V
C
F
V
___ Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
-
-
+
-
-
___ Double-crested Cormorant
___ Pelagic Cormorant
R
U
-
R
O
R
U
R
F
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
+
U
+
+
+
+
U
-
+
U
+
-
+
U
+
-
U
+
-
___
___
___
___
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
R
C
F
F
+
C
+
U
R
C
F
U
R
C
F
U
C
V
R
SPECIES
SP
BR
SU
F
W
___ Northern Goshawk
___ Swainson's Hawk
___ Red-tailed Hawk
"Harlan's" race
___ Rough-legged Hawk
___ Golden Eagle
U
+
O
V
V
R
U
R
R
U
+
U
V
R
U
O
V
R
R
R
+
+
+
___
___
___
___
F
F
V
R
U
-
O
U
R
F
U
V
R
V
R
V
V
___ Virginia Rail
___ Sora
___ American Coot
+
V
V
-
V
V
+
+
+
O
+
+
___ Sandhill Crane
R
-
O
R
-
___
___
___
___
___
C
U
V
F
U
U
U
R
R
V
F
U
U
O
V
R
O
+
R
___ Black Oystercatcher
U
U
U
R
-
___ American Avocet
+
-
-
-
-
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
C
C
O
O
C
V
U
O
V
R
C
F
C
R
O
U
C
+
C
V
U
C
V
C
+
C
+
V
+
C
F
F
V
U
U
R
C
O
F
-
C
C
O
O
C
V
U
O
V
V
F
F
F
+
O
U
C
C
U
C
R
R
R
R
V
+
C
F
F
+
U
U
R
+
R
R
+
R
F
F
+
R
R
V
U
+
C
U
R
O
F
V
+
+
+
U
O
+
C
R
U
+
R
-
___ Parasitic Jaeger
V
-
R
+
-
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
C
+
C
R
R
C
F
V
+
V
F
+
+
V
C
C
R
U
C
U
+
C
C
V
O
U
F
+
V
C
+
U
U
-
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
American Kestrel
Merlin
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Spotted Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Surfbird
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Long-toed Stint
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Rock Sandpiper
“Pribilof” race
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Ruff
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Franklin’s Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Little Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
SPECIES
SP
BR
SU
F
W
Slaty-backed Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull
Sabine's Gull
C
R
V
U
-
V
+
C
V
+
V
C
R
-
+
C
R
-
___ Black-legged Kittiwake
U
-
U
O
R
___ Caspian Tern
___ Arctic Tern
___ Black Tern
R
C
+
F
-
R
C
-
-
-
___
___
___
___
___
F
F
C
V
-
F
C
-
U
F
C
+
+
F
U
U
+
V
F
U
C
+
V
___ Rock Dove
___ Band-tailed Pigeon
___ Mourning Dove
F
V
V
F
-
F
V
F
V
R
F
-
___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo
-
-
+
-
-
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
R
U
+
O
O
U
+
O
R
U
V
O
O
R
U
V
O
O
+
V
+
O
R
U
V
+
O
O
+
U
+
O
R
U
+
O
O
+
R
V
O
___
___
___
___
___
Common Murre
Pigeon Guillemot
Marbled Murrelet
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Ancient Murrelet
Western Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Boreal Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
___ Common Nighthawk
+
-
V
+
-
___ Vaux's Swift
U
U
U
-
-
___ Anna's Hummingbird
___ Costa's Hummingbird
___ Rufous Hummingbird
+
C
C
+
C
V
+
+
+
-
___ Belted Kingfisher
F
F
F
F
U
___
___
___
___
___
___
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
"Yellow-shafted"
"Red-shafted"
F
O
U
O
V
F
R
O
R
-
F
O
U
O
+
O
R
O
O
V
+
R
O
O
-
R
R
R
-
R
R
R
R
+
+
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
U
O
+
U
R
+
C
V
V
V
-
O
R
U
V
R
C
+
O
O
+
U
R
C
+
+
V
V
+
+
V
-
-
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
-
-
___ Northern Shrike
O
-
+
O
O
___ Cassin’s Vireo
___ Warbling Vireo
___ Red-eyed Vireo
V
O
-
O
-
V
O
+
-
-
SPECIES
SP
BR
SU
F
W
Gray Jay
Steller's Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
Black-billed Magpie
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
+
C
+
R
C
C
C
C
C
C
+
V
C
C
C
V
C
C
C
+
C
+
C
C
C
___ Horned Lark
O
-
R
+
-
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
+
F
U
V
U
R
C
F
U
+
U
V
C
+
F
U
V
U
R
C
+
V
V
+
V
V
V
-
___
___
___
___
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
V
+
C
+
C
-
C
-
V
+
C
V
V
V
C
V
___ Red-breasted Nuthatch*
O
R
R
U
R
___ Brown Creeper*
U
U
U
U
U
___
___
___
___
___
___
___ Winter Wren
C
C
C
C
O
___ American Dipper
F
F
F
F
F
___ Golden-crowned Kinglet
___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
U
U
V
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
R
R
U
C
C
+
C
C
U
C
C
C
C
R
U
C
C
C
C
+
R
R
O
U
C
V
R
O
___ Northern Mockingbird
-
-
+
-
-
___ European Starling
U
U
U
U
U
___ Red-throated Pipit
___ American Pipit
C
F
C
+
C
+
___ Bohemian Waxwing
___ Cedar Waxwing
R
R
-
+
R
U
+
U
-
___
___
___
___
___
___
R
C
C
+
-
R
C
C
-
R
C
C
+
-
R
V
+
+
-
C
R
C
+
V
+
O
+
O
U
U
C
C
V
C
+
O
O
U
U
C
C
R
C
+
V
O
O
U
U
C
U
R
V
+
V
R
+
-
___ Western Tanager
O
O
O
-
-
___ Spotted Towhee
+
-
-
+
+
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
Northern Wheatear
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Dusky Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
"Myrtle"
"Audubon's"
Townsend's Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
SPECIES
SP
BR
SU
F
W
U
R
+
C
C
F
C
+
+
+
U
U
R
C
C
F
C
U
V
R
+
C
C
F
C
+
U
U
U
R
F
O
U
U
+
+
V
U
U
R
+
+
R
U
+
+
V
V
R
V
___
___
___
___
C
F
U
V
R
C
-
C
V
R
+
-
C
U
U
+
R
C
F
V
U
Location(s)________________________________________
___
___
___
___
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
"Oregon"
"Slate-colored"
Lapland Longspur
Smith's Longspur
Rustic Bunting
Snow Bunting
___
___
___
___
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Dickcissel
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+
-
-
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
U
+
U
+
R
U
R
-
U
+
R
+
+
R
R
+
U
+
V
V
+
O
+
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
Brambling
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill*
White-winged Crossbill*
Common Redpoll*
Hoary Redpoll
Pine Siskin*
Evening Grosbeak
+
U
R
+
F
U
U
V
C
+
U
R
F
U
+
C
-
U
R
F
U
V
C
-
+
O
U
+
F
U
U
C
+
V
O
U
F
U
C
V
C
V
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
*
SPECIES (unsub. cont.)
Blue Grosbeak
Brewer’s Sparrow
Chestnut-collared Longspur
American Goldfinch
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
Spruce Grouse
Clark’s Grebe
Cooper's Hawk
Yellow Rail
Curlew Sandpiper
Pomarine Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger
Black-tailed Gull
Thick-billed Murre
Cassin's Auklet
Tufted Puffin
Black Swift
Calliope Hummingbird
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Siberian Accentor
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
White (Black-backed) Wagtail Eyebrowed Thrush
Nashville Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
-
-
BR
SU
F
W
+
+
+
-
-
+
+
-
Observer(s)_______________________________________
Birds
Date_____________________________________________
Comments________________________________________
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of
Juneau, Alaska
Checklist
Additional Notes:
________________________________________________
Definitions for Categories of Abundance
Common:
Occurs in essentially all suitable habitats during
appropriate seasons, with certain species at times
quite abundant; should be easy to locate.
Fairly Common:
Occurs in some or most suitable habitats during
appropriate seasons, but less abundant and at times
few in number; often located.
Uncommon:
Small numbers in suitable habitats and seasons;
locatable.
Occasional:
Very small numbers at least briefly in each year; may
be very hard to find.
Rare:
One or two presumed to occur in most years.
Very Rare:
Same as casual; does not occur most years but may
be expected to recur.
Accidental:
Only one or two historical records.
=Irregular, with pronounced between-year variability in occurrence and
abundance.
Unsubstantiated Species: The following species have been reported for the
checklist area, but only through single-observer sightings, and never
documented by photograph or specimen. Most have only been reported
once.
SPECIES
SP
BR SU
F
W
SP
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Cover photo: Marbled Murrelet, by Gus van Vliet
Juneau Audubon Society
P.O. Box 21725
Juneau, AK 99802
Revised January 2007
JUNEAU AUDUBON SOCIETY