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Summary: Uncommon (fall) or Fairly Common (spring) migrant, Rare winter resident and Rare to Very Rare in summer. Most easily seen along the road system at Starrigavan, Totem Park, or Swan Lake.
SpringSummerFallWinter
Sitka Road SystemFairly CommonVery RareUncommonRare
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
Common migrant, mainly in May, August and September; sparse in winter and summer. Gibson (1976a) saw four juveniles at Kadashan Bay 8 July 1975; there were two June observations on the Sitka Breeding Bird Survey, 1993-97. Reported on 13 of the 28 Christmas counts.


© Matt Goff

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

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