Birds in Alaska
Birds in Alaska in November
The most likely birds in Alaska in November are Common Raven (53%), Bald Eagle (38%), and Black-billed Magpie (35%). 91 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 (10,954 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Common Raven53% - 2
Bald Eagle38% - 3
Black-billed Magpie35% - 4
Mallard31% - 5
Black-capped Chickadee30% - 6
Glaucous-winged Gull27% - 7
Bufflehead21% - 8
Red-breasted Nuthatch21% - 9
American Crow19% - 10
Dark-eyed Junco19% - 11
Short-billed Gull17% - 12
Common Merganser17% - 13
Song Sparrow16% - 14
Steller's Jay15% - 15
Common Goldeneye14% - 16
Chestnut-backed Chickadee14% - 17
Golden-crowned Kinglet13% - 18
Harlequin Duck13% - 19Redpoll12%
- 20
Pine Grosbeak12% - 21
Boreal Chickadee11% - 22
Downy Woodpecker11% - 23
Pacific Wren11% - 24
Pelagic Cormorant11% - 25
Barrow's Goldeneye10% - 26
Belted Kingfisher10%
Arriving
New in NovemberLeaving
Gone by the end of November- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Belted Kingfisher
- American Herring Gull
- White-winged Scoter
- Canada Jay
- Lesser Scaup
Less common
Share of checklists- 27
Red-breasted Merganser9.8% - 28
Horned Grebe9.0% - 29
Hairy Woodpecker8.6% - 30
Rock Pigeon7.8% - 31
Long-tailed Duck7.7% - 32
Common Loon7.5% - 33
White-winged Crossbill7.2% - 34
Bohemian Waxwing7.0% - 35
Surf Scoter6.4% - 36
White-winged Scoter6.3% - 37
European Starling6.3% - 38
American Wigeon6.2% - 39
Canada Goose5.2% - 40
Greater Scaup5.1% - 41
Pine Siskin5.1% - 42
Red-necked Grebe5.1% - 43
Brown Creeper5.0% - 44
Trumpeter Swan4.9% - 45
American Robin4.8% - 46
Great Blue Heron4.7% - 47
Canada Jay4.6% - 48
Black Scoter4.6% - 49
American Dipper4.2% - 50
Marbled Murrelet4.2% - 51
Varied Thrush4.0% - 52
Green-winged Teal3.7% - 53
White-crowned Sparrow3.7% - 54
American Herring Gull3.6% - 55
Pacific Loon3.4% - 56
Double-crested Cormorant3.4% - 57
Ring-necked Duck3.2%
Rare but possible
Under 3% of checklists- 58
Northern Flicker2.9% - 59
Red Crossbill2.8% - 60
Northern Shrike2.7%