Summary: Fairly Common late September through early May and Very Rare to Rare in summer along the road system. Often seen near most any shoreline, probably most easily observed in the Channel or from Crescent Harbor to the mouth of Indian River in Totem Park. Occasionally seen at Swan Lake.

	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter
Sitka Road System	Fairly Common	Very Rare	Fairly Common	Fairly Common
Sitka Area*
*Unless otherwise noted, occurrence in the Sitka Area is unknown or presumed similar to that on the road system

J Dan Webster
Common in winter; sparse in other seasons. The only breeding record is by Nelson and Lehnhausen (1983 and Gibson 1982), one nest on Hazy Islands 25 July 1982. Sightings of juveniles 21 Jun 1981 at Vitzkari Rock and in Cross Sound 10 June 1981 by Sowls (1982) are also suggestive of breeding.