Spring Birds in Alaska

Percent of complete checklists in Alaska that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (100,512 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Mallard37%
2. 2Common Raven35%
3. 3American Robin35%
4. 4Bald Eagle33%
5. 5Short-billed Gull28%
6. 6Dark-eyed Junco26%
7. 7Black-capped Chickadee22%
8. 8American Wigeon21%
9. 9Black-billed Magpie20%
10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler19%
11. 11Ruby-crowned Kinglet19%
12. 12Northern Pintail19%
13. 13Green-winged Teal19%
14. 14Canada Goose18%
15. 15American Crow17%
16. 16Glaucous-winged Gull17%
17. 17Redpoll16%
18. 18Varied Thrush16%
19. 19Bufflehead15%
20. 20Northern Shoveler14%
21. 21White-crowned Sparrow13%
22. 22Orange-crowned Warbler13%
23. 23Song Sparrow12%
24. 24Tree Swallow12%
25. 25Common Merganser12%
26. 26Common Goldeneye11%
27. 27Arctic Tern11%
28. 28Sandhill Crane11%
29. 29Red-breasted Nuthatch11%
30. 30Barrow's Goldeneye11%
31. 31Savannah Sparrow11%
32. 32Wilson's Snipe11%
33. 33Greater Yellowlegs11%

• American Robinfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Mallardfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Short-billed Gullfirst arrivals mid April, peaks early May
• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals late April, peaks the second week of May
• American Wigeonfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Orange-crowned Warblerfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late April
• White-crowned Sparrowfirst arrivals mid April, peaks late May
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May

• Common Ravenmost gone by the second week of April
• Mallardmost gone by mid May
• Black-billed Magpiemost gone by early April
• Redpollmost gone by early April
• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Buffleheadmost gone by the second week of May
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by the second week of May
• Common Mergansermost gone by early May
• Boreal Chickadeemost gone by late March
• Pine Grosbeakmost gone by the second week of March
• Barrow's Goldeneyemost gone by late May
• Harlequin Duckmost gone by early April

34. 34Fox Sparrow9.8%
35. 35Pine Siskin9.7%
36. 36Red-necked Grebe9.6%
37. 37Lesser Yellowlegs9.3%
38. 38Greater Scaup9.1%
39. 39Steller's Jay8.3%
40. 40American Herring Gull8.3%
41. 41Trumpeter Swan8.2%
42. 42Harlequin Duck7.8%
43. 43Hermit Thrush7.6%
44. 44Lincoln's Sparrow7.4%
45. 45Red-breasted Merganser7.3%
46. 46Pacific Wren7.3%
47. 47Greater White-fronted Goose7.3%
48. 48Gadwall7.2%
49. 49Chestnut-backed Chickadee7.1%
50. 50Golden-crowned Kinglet7.0%
51. 51Bonaparte's Gull6.9%
52. 52Golden-crowned Sparrow6.8%
53. 53Boreal Chickadee6.7%
54. 54Wilson's Warbler6.6%
55. 55Violet-green Swallow6.6%
56. 56Belted Kingfisher6.5%
57. 57Surf Scoter6.5%
58. 58Common Loon6.1%
59. 59Semipalmated Plover6.0%
60. 60Townsend's Warbler5.9%