Birds in Alaska
Explore 147 species found in this region.
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellusLC
Sep–Feb

Sabine's Gull
Xema sabiniLC
May–Sep

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
May–Aug

Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
May–Dec

Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensisLC
Apr–Sep

Say's Phoebe
Sayornis sayaLC
Jun

Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatusLC
May–Sep

Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusillaNT
May–Aug
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Jul–May

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminataVU
Aug–Oct

Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseusVU
Apr–Sep

Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Year-round

Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Year-round

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescensLC
Apr–Oct

Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacusVU
Jun–Oct

Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitariaLC
May–Aug

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodiaLC
Year-round

Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna griseaNT
Jul–Sep

Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopusNT
Jun–Aug

Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillataLC
Year-round

Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatusLC
May–Sep

Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinatorLC
Year-round

Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Jan–May