Uncommon Birds in Alaska
Our list for Alaska has 63 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 37 summer visitors, 17 winter visitors and 6 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Alaska in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 63, most common first
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Northern Pygmy-owlGlaucidium gnomaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–May
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentUncommon17–23 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Western Screech-owlMegascops kennicottiiWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly May–Oct
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Aug
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaSummer visitorUncommon58–77 cmRegularly May–Dec
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Jul
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly May–Sep
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made