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Birding spot · Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Birding at Potter Marsh (Little Survival Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Potter Marsh (Little Survival Creek) are Short-billed Gull (72%), Arctic Tern (69%), and Red-necked Grebe (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 29 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (37 species). 80 species have been reported here across 884 complete checklists from 568 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 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 (0 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 (5 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Apr 8-14: 14 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 22-30: 22 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsJun 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsJun 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJun 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJun 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsJul 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (0 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 Gull72%
  2. 2Arctic Tern69%
  3. 3Red-necked Grebe68%
  4. 4Mallard67%
  5. 5Trumpeter Swan59%
  6. 6American Wigeon58%
  7. 7Canada Goose51%
  8. 8Gadwall41%
  9. 9Red-necked Phalarope30%
  10. 10Northern Pintail27%
  11. 11Ring-necked Duck27%
  12. 12Sandhill Crane25%
  13. 13Tree Swallow22%
  14. 14Green-winged Teal20%
  15. 15American Herring Gull19%

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 29 species

    1. Short-billed Gull81%
    2. Arctic Tern74%
    3. Canada Goose73%
    4. Red-necked Grebe69%
    5. Trumpeter Swan66%

    Summer 29 species

    1. Short-billed Gull77%
    2. Mallard74%
    3. Arctic Tern74%
    4. Red-necked Grebe74%
    5. American Wigeon70%

    Fall 16 species

    1. Mallard80%
    2. Trumpeter Swan69%
    3. American Wigeon66%
    4. Gadwall23%
    5. Green-winged Teal23%

    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.