Birds in Alaska
Birds in Alaska in January
The most likely birds in Alaska in January are Common Raven (55%), Bald Eagle (35%), and Black-capped Chickadee (34%). 82 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Alaska that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (13,079 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Common Raven55% - 2
Bald Eagle35% - 3
Black-capped Chickadee34% - 4
Black-billed Magpie33% - 5
Mallard25% - 6Redpoll23%
- 7
Glaucous-winged Gull22% - 8
Red-breasted Nuthatch22% - 9
Bufflehead17% - 10
American Crow17% - 11
Common Goldeneye17% - 12
Dark-eyed Junco16% - 13
Pine Grosbeak15% - 14
Common Merganser14% - 15
Boreal Chickadee14% - 16
Short-billed Gull14% - 17
Harlequin Duck12% - 18
Red-breasted Merganser12% - 19
Downy Woodpecker12% - 20
Barrow's Goldeneye11% - 21
Chestnut-backed Chickadee11% - 22
Pelagic Cormorant11% - 23
Steller's Jay10%
Arriving
New in JanuaryLeaving
Gone by the end of JanuaryLess common
Share of checklists- 24
Song Sparrow9.9% - 25
Rock Pigeon9.7% - 26
Hairy Woodpecker8.9% - 27
Pine Siskin8.8% - 28
Surf Scoter8.0% - 29
Long-tailed Duck7.8% - 30
Bohemian Waxwing7.6% - 31
Horned Grebe7.4% - 32
European Starling7.3% - 33
Golden-crowned Kinglet6.9% - 34
White-winged Crossbill6.5% - 35
Common Loon5.9% - 36
Varied Thrush5.7% - 37
Greater Scaup5.5% - 38
Belted Kingfisher5.2% - 39
White-winged Scoter5.2% - 40
Black Scoter5.1% - 41
Canada Jay4.8% - 42
Canada Goose4.6% - 43
Marbled Murrelet4.5% - 44
American Robin3.8% - 45
Brown Creeper3.8% - 46
American Dipper3.7% - 47
Pacific Wren3.6% - 48
American Wigeon3.5% - 49
Trumpeter Swan3.4% - 50
Pacific Loon3.3% - 51
White-crowned Sparrow3.2% - 52
Great Blue Heron3.2%
Rare but possible
Under 3% of checklists- 53
Common Murre2.9% - 54
Red-necked Grebe2.8% - 55
Pigeon Guillemot2.6% - 56
Double-crested Cormorant2.5% - 57
Red Crossbill2.5% - 58
Northern Shrike2.5% - 59
Golden-crowned Sparrow2.1% - 60
Gadwall2.1%