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Birding spot · Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Birding at Bootlegger Cove: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bootlegger Cove are Short-billed Gull (78%), Mallard (66%), and Canada Goose (61%). It is busiest in spring, when 46 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (53 species). 134 species have been reported here across 2,460 complete checklists from 791 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Mar 22-31: 17 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Apr 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 191 checklistsMay 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 188 checklistsMay 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 175 checklistsMay 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 172 checklistsMay 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 294 checklistsJun 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsJun 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJun 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJun 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsJul 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJul 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJul 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsAug 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsSep 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsSep 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (3 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Short-billed Gull78%
  2. 2Mallard66%
  3. 3Canada Goose61%
  4. 4Arctic Tern59%
  5. 5Sandhill Crane54%
  6. 6American Wigeon54%
  7. 7Bonaparte's Gull51%
  8. 8Black-billed Magpie49%
  9. 9Green-winged Teal45%
  10. 10Greater Yellowlegs43%
  11. 11Gadwall43%
  12. 12Black-capped Chickadee38%
  13. 13Hudsonian Godwit35%
  14. 14Lesser Yellowlegs33%
  15. 15Short-billed Dowitcher28%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 14 species

  1. Common Raven72%
  2. Black-billed Magpie67%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee50%
  4. Mallard50%
  5. Bald Eagle36%

Spring 46 species

  1. Short-billed Gull82%
  2. Arctic Tern71%
  3. Mallard68%
  4. Canada Goose65%
  5. American Wigeon63%

Summer 44 species

  1. Short-billed Gull80%
  2. Canada Goose65%
  3. Bonaparte's Gull62%
  4. Mallard61%
  5. Arctic Tern59%

Fall 43 species

  1. Mallard79%
  2. Short-billed Gull67%
  3. Black-billed Magpie50%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee46%
  5. American Wigeon46%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Alaska.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.