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Birding at Kittilngook Bay: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Kittilngook Bay are Glaucous Gull (76%), Snow Bunting (75%), and Lapland Longspur (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (74 species). 146 species have been reported here across 838 complete checklists from 193 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (0 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (1 checklists)May 1-7: low data (1 checklists)May 8-14: low data (1 checklists)May 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 153 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 233 checklistsJun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsSep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Nov 22-30: 15 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (6 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. 1Glaucous Gull76%
  2. 2Snow Bunting75%
  3. 3Lapland Longspur68%
  4. 4Black-legged Kittiwake59%
  5. 5Common Raven55%
  6. 6White Wagtail54%
  7. 7Vega Gull53%
  8. 8Pelagic Cormorant48%
  9. 9Crested Auklet45%
  10. 10Horned Puffin43%
  11. 11Semipalmated Plover39%
  12. 12Pigeon Guillemot37%
  13. 13Tufted Puffin35%
  14. 14Least Auklet35%
  15. 15Redpoll34%

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 0 species

    Spring 72 species

    1. Lapland Longspur88%
    2. Snow Bunting84%
    3. Glaucous Gull82%
    4. Vega Gull68%
    5. Semipalmated Plover67%

    Summer 60 species

    1. Snow Bunting82%
    2. Lapland Longspur79%
    3. Glaucous Gull73%
    4. White Wagtail63%
    5. Black-legged Kittiwake60%

    Fall 50 species

    1. Glaucous Gull75%
    2. Snow Bunting66%
    3. Black-legged Kittiwake60%
    4. Common Raven58%
    5. Pelagic Cormorant51%

    Specialties

    Birds reported far more often here than across Alaska.

    • Red-throated Pipit8.5% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 252.5×
    • Common Ringed Plover8.6% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 233.6×
    • White Wagtail54% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 177.8×
    • Least Auklet35% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 110.9×
    • Crested Auklet45% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 109.5×
    • Vega Gull53% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 106.0×
    • Parakeet Auklet33% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 71.4×
    • Black Guillemot13% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 58.7×

    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.