I was watching a flock of redpolls at my feeder when I noticed one unusual member with a huge white body. See photo.
This small owl was sighted perching under a building. LEO Network looking for some help on an identification.
On a hiking trip, observer sees a lone pair of Flamingos at Sidi Boughaba Lake National Park. This was not expected from a sociable bird species that travel in large flocks.
Double-crested cormorants have been observed in the St Lawrence River region, with record-breaking numbers, in recent years.
Swallow populations are fluctuating as the environment changes. In 2016, the Alaska Songbird Institute began studying changes in swallow populations and formed the Alaska Swallow Monitoring Network. This is an opportunity for participation for community members to participate in a structured monitoring program.
A flock of Speckle Belly geese re-visit Seldovia.
Unidentified birds may be Pine Grosbeaks (Pinicola enucleator), whose species range extends to some parts of the Alaska Peninsula.
This bird is a juvenile Great Blue Heron. It is rare sighting of heron outside of its normal range which extends into Southeast but not Southwest Alaska.
An outbreak of salmonellosis among pine siskins in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada may be linked to an increased population, migratory irruption, and the use of bird feeders during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
"While teleworking, I looked out the window to see a red breast light in a tree in the front yard in Anchorage, Alaska in January. It was an American robin."
"This is the earliest I have ever seen a hummingbird in this region."
This could point to potential climate or food shortage stressors affecting the feeding behaviors of the House Sparrows.
An unusual blue bird was sighted in Whitehorse this month. It was not captured on film but the observer thinks it was a Blue Jay or a Steller's Jay. A Steller's Jay was reported to eBird in Haines Junction, Yukon Territory, just two days later.
Invasive pigeons have made their way out of Alaska's large cities to fish camps on the west side of Cook Inlet.
Residents note significant changes in the Christiansen Lake ecosystem since 2019. This includes fewer nesting birds, fish, and mammals around the lake, while the leech population has increased along with the occurrence of algal blooms.
Spring brought a plethora of Indigo Buntings, Baltimore Orioles and Rufus Towhees.
Non-native chukar, used to train bird hunting dogs, spotted in Anchorage.
Ticks spotted on a Northwestern crow may have picked up ticks while scavenging for food.
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