WhenToBird

Birding spot · Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Birding at Potter Marsh: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Potter Marsh are Mallard (63%), Bald Eagle (58%), and Green-winged Teal (52%). It is busiest in summer, when 41 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of June (44 species). 125 species have been reported here across 4,058 complete checklists from 2,097 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: 10 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 12 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 13 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 13 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 13 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 11 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 14 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 1-7: 16 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 17 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsApr 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMay 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsMay 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 199 checklistsMay 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 195 checklistsMay 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 321 checklistsJun 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 233 checklistsJun 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 262 checklistsJun 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 290 checklistsJun 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 332 checklistsJul 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsJul 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsJul 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsJul 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsAug 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsAug 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsAug 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsAug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsSep 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsSep 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsSep 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsSep 22-30: 22 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 8-14: 14 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 12 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 15 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (0 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. 1Mallard63%
  2. 2Bald Eagle58%
  3. 3Green-winged Teal52%
  4. 4Tree Swallow50%
  5. 5Black-billed Magpie47%
  6. 6Canada Goose41%
  7. 7Short-billed Gull40%
  8. 8Black-capped Chickadee37%
  9. 9Greater Yellowlegs34%
  10. 10American Robin30%
  11. 11Lincoln's Sparrow29%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler29%
  13. 13Common Raven28%
  14. 14American Wigeon27%
  15. 15Orange-crowned Warbler27%

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 11 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie69%
  2. Common Raven61%
  3. Bald Eagle54%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee48%
  5. Redpoll18%

Spring 38 species

  1. Mallard66%
  2. Bald Eagle61%
  3. Canada Goose55%
  4. Green-winged Teal52%
  5. Tree Swallow51%

Summer 41 species

  1. Mallard59%
  2. Bald Eagle59%
  3. Tree Swallow58%
  4. Green-winged Teal53%
  5. Alder Flycatcher46%

Fall 23 species

  1. Mallard88%
  2. Green-winged Teal55%
  3. Black-billed Magpie54%
  4. Bald Eagle49%
  5. Greater Yellowlegs39%

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.