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Summary: Fairly Common migrant, Uncommon winter resident and Rare in summer. Best seen along the road system at Starrigavan, Totem Park, or Swan Lake.
SpringSummerFallWinter
Sitka Road SystemFairly CommonRareFairly CommonUncommon
Sitka Area*
*Unless otherwise noted, occurrence in the Sitka Area is unknown or presumed similar to that on the road system
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J Dan Webster
Sparse migrant; scarce winter visitant. Two were seen 21 December 1974 (Leue 1975). Boehmer saw two on 26 February 1987. Extreme dates 4 August 1940 (Webster 1941) to 30 May 1985 by Hanson and me. Recorded on 15 of the 28 Christmas counts.


© Matt Goff

Created: October 12, 2007
Last updated: December 29, 2007

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