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Summary: Rare in migration and Very Rare in winter.
SpringSummerFallWinter
Sitka Road SystemRare-RareVery Rare
Sitka Area*
*Unless otherwise noted, occurrence in the Sitka Area is unknown or presumed similar to that on the road system

J Dan Webster
Sparse migrant and rare winter visitant. Collected by Bischoff (Dall and Bannister 1869). I saw one to four birds each of these days near Sitka: 8 April, 7 May, 2 June 1940; 8 June 1984. (See Webster 1941; the 26 July date was an error.) In 1998 seven were recorded on the Christmas count, 27 December, and Ward and Tedin saw one or more beginning 7 December (Tobish 1999). In 2003 Ward and Tedin (Tobish 2003) saw one on 13 January.


© Matt Goff

Created: January 1, 2008
Last updated: January 1, 2008

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