Birding spot · Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Birding at Tern Lake: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Tern Lake are Trumpeter Swan (71%), Arctic Tern (67%), and Short-billed Gull (60%). It is busiest in spring, when 35 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (35 species). 77 species have been reported here across 842 complete checklists from 623 birders.
Species by week 0 10 20 30 40 Jan 1-7: low data (0 checklists) Jan 8-14: low data (0 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 (0 checklists) Apr 1-7: low data (0 checklists) Apr 8-14: low data (1 checklists) Apr 15-21: low data (4 checklists) Apr 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists May 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists May 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists May 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists May 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 62 checklists Jun 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 77 checklists Jun 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 81 checklists Jun 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 95 checklists Jun 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 85 checklists Jul 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 55 checklists Jul 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 56 checklists Jul 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 47 checklists Jul 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Aug 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Aug 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Aug 15-21: 17 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Aug 22-31: 10 species on 5%+ of 23 checklists Sep 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Sep 8-14: 15 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Sep 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Sep 22-30: low data (5 checklists) Oct 1-7: low data (8 checklists) Oct 8-14: low data (7 checklists) Oct 15-21: low data (0 checklists) Oct 22-31: low data (3 checklists) Nov 1-7: low data (0 checklists) Nov 8-14: low data (1 checklists) Nov 15-21: low data (0 checklists) Nov 22-30: low data (0 checklists) Dec 1-7: low data (1 checklists) Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists) Dec 15-21: low data (0 checklists) Dec 22-31: low data (0 checklists) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Trumpeter Swan 71% 2 Arctic Tern 67% 3 Short-billed Gull 60% 4 Common Loon 55% 5 Mallard 38% 6 Black-billed Magpie 36% 7 Greater Scaup 34% 8 Lesser Scaup 23% 9 Red-necked Grebe 20% 10 American Wigeon 19% 11 Bald Eagle 18% 12 Barrow's Goldeneye 14% 13 Common Merganser 13% 14 Ring-necked Duck 13% 15 Yellow-rumped Warbler 13% 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 Specialties Birds reported far more often here than across Alaska.
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 .
Trumpeter Swan71%
Arctic Tern67%
Short-billed Gull60%
Common Loon55%
Mallard38%
Black-billed Magpie36%
Greater Scaup34%
Lesser Scaup23%
Red-necked Grebe20%
American Wigeon19%
Bald Eagle18%
Barrow's Goldeneye14%
Common Merganser13%
Ring-necked Duck13%
Yellow-rumped Warbler13%