Summer Birds in Alaska

Percent of complete checklists in Alaska that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (126,679 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin31%
2. 2Common Raven26%
3. 3Dark-eyed Junco26%
4. 4Bald Eagle25%
5. 5Short-billed Gull25%
6. 6Orange-crowned Warbler20%
7. 7Yellow-rumped Warbler20%
8. 8White-crowned Sparrow18%
9. 9Savannah Sparrow17%
10. 10Redpoll16%
11. 11Glaucous-winged Gull16%
12. 12Mallard15%
13. 13Black-capped Chickadee15%
14. 14Black-billed Magpie14%
15. 15Hermit Thrush13%
16. 16Arctic Tern13%
17. 17Swainson's Thrush13%
18. 18Northern Yellow Warbler12%
19. 19American Crow12%
20. 20Tree Swallow12%
21. 21Wilson's Warbler11%
22. 22Ruby-crowned Kinglet11%
23. 23Fox Sparrow11%
24. 24Lincoln's Sparrow11%
25. 25Alder Flycatcher10%

• Common Goldeneyefirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks early April
• Steller's Jayfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late October
• Golden-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals late August, peaks late October
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals late July, peaks late August
• Horned Grebefirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of October
• Marbled Murreletfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late July
• Canada Jayfirst arrivals the second week of June, peaks late August
• Merlinfirst arrivals late June, peaks mid August
• Brown Creeperfirst arrivals mid June, peaks late October
• Great Blue Heronfirst arrivals late June, peaks late October
• Red Crossbillfirst arrivals the second week of June, peaks early March
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals the second week of June, peaks the second week of December

• American Robinmost gone by the second week of July
• Short-billed Gullmost gone by early August
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by mid July
• American Wigeonmost gone by early June
• Tree Swallowmost gone by the second week of July
• Varied Thrushmost gone by early July
• Hermit Thrushmost gone by late July
• Swainson's Thrushmost gone by mid July
• Arctic Ternmost gone by late July
• Alder Flycatchermost gone by the second week of August
• Lesser Yellowlegsmost gone by late August
• Greater White-fronted Goosemost gone by early July

26. 26Varied Thrush9.9%
27. 27Black-legged Kittiwake9.8%
28. 28American Wigeon9.6%
29. 29Green-winged Teal9.3%
30. 30Northern Pintail8.7%
31. 31Pine Siskin8.7%
32. 32Wilson's Snipe8.6%
33. 33Song Sparrow8.5%
34. 34Canada Goose8.4%
35. 35Glaucous Gull8.2%
36. 36Lapland Longspur8.0%
37. 37American Herring Gull7.8%
38. 38Sandhill Crane7.7%
39. 39Red-breasted Nuthatch7.4%
40. 40Belted Kingfisher7.4%
41. 41Greater Yellowlegs7.3%
42. 42Red-necked Grebe7.2%
43. 43Townsend's Warbler7.2%
44. 44Violet-green Swallow7.1%
45. 45Red-necked Phalarope7.0%
46. 46Lesser Yellowlegs6.9%
47. 47Steller's Jay6.8%
48. 48Golden-crowned Kinglet6.6%
49. 49Greater Scaup6.5%
50. 50Golden-crowned Sparrow6.4%
51. 51Chestnut-backed Chickadee6.3%
52. 52Boreal Chickadee6.1%
53. 53Bonaparte's Gull5.9%
54. 54Pigeon Guillemot5.9%
55. 55Canada Jay5.9%
56. 56Northern Waterthrush5.9%
57. 57Pacific Wren5.7%
58. 58Semipalmated Sandpiper5.5%
59. 59Spotted Sandpiper5.5%
60. 60Semipalmated Plover5.4%