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Summary: Uncommon in fall, Rare in winter, occasionally remaing through spring. Accidental in summer.
SpringSummerFallWinter
Sitka Road SystemVery RareAccidentalUncommonRare
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 and winter visitant; one summer record without breeding evidence. Willett (1914) recorded a specimen taken in September 1908, and mentioned other fall records. Recorded on 14 of the 28 Christmas counts. In 1990 one stayed from June to August (Ward and Hanson, Tobish 1990).


© Matt Goff

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

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