Wrangell Island Bird Checklist
Species
Season Habitat Pacific Loon Winter, Summer Saltwater Red-necked Grebe Winter, Summer Saltwater Pelagic Cormorant Winter, Summer Saltwater Great Blue Heron Winter, Summer Saltwater Bufflehead Winter Saltwater Barrow's Goldeneye Winter, Summer Saltwater Mallard Winter, Summer Saltwater, Freshwater Harlequin Duck Winter, Summer Saltwater, Freshwater Surf Scoter Winter, Summer Saltwater Common Merganser Winter, Summer Saltwater Greater Yellowlegs Winter, Summer Beach, Freshwater, Peatlands/muskegs Black Turnstone Winter Beach, Saltwater Mew Gull Winter, Summer Saltwater, Beach, Urban/edge Glaucous-winged Gull Winter, Summer Saltwater, Beach, Urban/edge Pigeon Guillemot Winter, Summer Saltwater Marbled Murrelet Winter, Summer Saltwater, Forest Bald Eagle Winter, Summer Saltwater, Beach, Urban/edge Blue Grouse Winter, Summer Forest, Peatlands/muskegs, Alpine Rufous Hummingbird Summer Forest, Shrub, Urban/edge Hairy Woodpecker Winter, Summer Forest Pacific Slope Flycatcher Summer Forest, Shrub, Urban/edge Barn Swallow Summer Urban/edge, Saltwater, Freshwater Steller's Jay Winter, Summer Forest, Urban/edge, Peatlands/muskegs Northwestern Crow Winter, Summer Beach, Urban/edge, Generalist Common Raven Winter, Summer Forest, Peatlands/muskegs, Generalist Chestnut-backed Chickadee Winter, Summer Forest, Urban/edge, Peatlands/muskegs Winter Wren Winter, Summer Freshwater, Forest, Urban/edge, Beach Gold Crowned Kinglet Winter, Summer Forest, Shrub, Urban/edge Ruby Crowned Kinglet Summer Forest, Shrub American Robin Summer Forest, Urban/edge, Generalist Swainson's Thrush Summer Forest, Urban/edge Hermit Thrush Summer Forest Varied Thrush Winter, Summer Forest, Urban/edge, Generalist American Dipper Winter, Summer Freshwater, Forest Orange-crowned Warbler Summer Shrub, Forest, Urban/edge Yellow-rumped Warbler Summer Forest Townsend's Warbler Summer Forest, Urban/edge Wilson's Warbler Summer Shrub, Urban/edge Savannah Sparrow Summer Beach, Shrub, Urban/edge Song Sparrow Winter, Summer Beach, Shrub, Urban/edge, Generalist Dark-eyed Junco Winter, Summer Peatlands/muskegs, Alpine, Urban/edge, Generalist Red Crossbill Winter, Summer Forest, Urban/edge Pine Siskin Winter, Summer Urban/edge, Shrub, Generalist
Where to go on Wrangell Island:
Where Habitats Watch for: Golf Course (1.5 mi from City Dock, may need permission for access) Forest, urban, fresh water, shrub Tree swallows, common snipe, hairy woodpecker, fox sparrow, golden-crowned sparrow, Pacific-slope flycatcher Reservoir Road (1 mi from City Dock) Forest, urban, fresh water, shrub Red-breasted sapsucker, Bohemian waxwing, red-breasted nuthatch, pine grosbeak, Townsend's warbler, winter wren, red crossbill City Park (1.5 mi from City Dock) Urban, forest, salt water, beach, shrub Harlequin duck, Barrow's goldeneye, varied thrush, chestnut-backed chickadee Mount Dewey (.4 mi from City Dock) Urban, forest Swainson's thrush, hermit thrush, marbled murrelet Petroglyph Beach (1 mi from City Dock) Salt water, beach, forest, urban, shrub Ssurf scoter, ruby-crowned kinglet Shakes Island (.6 mi from City Dock) Urban, salt water Northwest crow, black-billed magpie Front Channel
(Zimovia Strait)Salt water Parasitic jaeger (rare), oldsquaw, Bonaparte's gull, common murre, common loon, red-throated loon, yellow-billed loon, western grebe, marbled murrelet Shoemaker Bay Salt water, beach Surfbird, rock sandpiper, turnstone Rainbow Falls Riparian, forest American dipper, rufous hummingbird Pats Lake, Creek and Log Transfer Facility Fresh water, salt water, forest Trumpeter swan, sharp-shinned hawk Nemo Road and Campsites Forest, clearcut openings Orange-crowned warbler, winter wren
Rare birds: band-tailed pigeon, three-toed woodpecker, northern goshawkThoms Lake Peatland, fresh water, forest Steller's jay, dark-eyed junco Salamander Ridge (Middle Ridge) Peaatland, alpine Blue grouse, chestnut-backed chickadee Highbush Lake Fresh water, forest, clearcut openings Northern goshawk, belted kingfisher Fools Inlet Salt water, beach, forest Shorebirds, Vancouver Canada goose Back Channel (Eastern Passage) Salt water Sandhill cranes, red-necked phalarope Updated June 13, 2001
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