Summary: Fairly Common fall through winter and Rare to Uncommon in summer along the road system. Fairly Common all year in the area, with nesting often occuring on St. Lazaria Island. Relatively easy to find near any shore along the road system, but good viewing opportunities occur especially in the Channel and at the Eliason Harbor.

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

J Dan Webster
Common in all seasons. Nests reported on St Lazaria Island (many different years and observers, numbers erratic, from none to 150 pairs, Nelson etal 1987), small islands off Biorka (Willett 1914), Hazy Islands (seen by Lehnausen and Nelson, Gibson 1982), Rodgers Island, Terbilon Island, Viesokoi Rock, Trubitsin Cove, and Urey Rock (last five by Sowls et al 1982).