It's that time of year again! Spring birds are on their way!
First *Spring Birds* Seen and Heard:
(Date in red means those are the first migrants seen in Shageluk)
| Bird |
2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
|
2008
|
| Snow Bunting |
|
April 17
|
March 21
|
April 15
|
|
April 19 |
| Bald Eagles |
March 9
|
March 3
|
April 9
|
March 30
|
April 1
|
March 28 Seen by Rudy Hamilton
|
| Mallard Ducks |
April 13
|
April 11
|
April 10
|
April 21
|
April 18
|
April 18 (Jack) |
| Peregrine Falcon |
April 13
|
April 25
|
April 28
|
April 30
|
May 2
|
April 15 (Martin) |
| Canadian Geese |
April 17
|
April 15
|
April 14
|
April 18
|
April 18
|
April 21 |
| Robin heard |
April 17
|
April 12
|
April 9
|
April 22
|
April 20
|
April 21 |
| Robins seen |
April 25
|
April 23
|
April 10
|
April 25
|
April 22
|
April 21 (Ruby) |
| Seagulls |
April 18
|
April 19
|
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April 21
|
April 25
|
May 5 |
| Tundra Swan |
April 20
|
April 15
|
April 10
|
April 22
|
April 20
|
April 25 |
| Yellow Legs |
April 21
|
|
April 20
|
April 30
|
May 2
|
May 2 |
| Common Snipe |
April 23
|
April 28
|
May 1
|
April 30
|
May 2
|
May 3 |
| Dark Eyed Junco |
April 24
|
|
April 16
|
April 21
|
Winter resident
|
Winter resident |
| Snow Geese |
April 24
|
April 14
|
April 25
|
April 18
|
|
May 3 |
| Sandhill Crane |
April 25
|
April 16
|
April 25
|
April 25
|
May 1
|
May 3 |
| First Frog Seen |
|
|
|
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April 25
|
|
| First Frog Heard |
April 27
|
April 27
|
May 7
|
May 15
|
April 28
|
|
| Bufflehead |
April 29
|
|
|
Nesting in 1st Lake
|
May 9
|
|
| Yellow Rumped Warbler |
|
|
|
|
May 10
|
|
| White-Crowned Sparrow (Mt. Bird) |
April 29
|
May 2
|
Winter
Resident singing, April 25 |
April 25
|
Winter resident
First singing/sighting of migrants: May 4 |
May 5 |
| Golden-Crowned Sparrow |
April 29
|
May 2
|
April 29
|
April 25
|
|
|
| Fox Sparrow (Brown Bird) |
April 29
|
April 30
|
April 27
|
April 28
|
May 10
|
May 5 |
| Hermit Thrush (Grockney) |
|
|
|
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May 10
|
|
| Black Animal |
April 30
|
April 23
|
April 28
|
May 9
|
April 24
|
April 29 |
| Tree Swallows |
May 1
|
May 1
|
April 27
|
May 4
|
April 24
|
May 5 |
| Cliff Swallow |
May 7
|
May 14
|
May 9
|
May 10
|
May 14
|
|
| Mosquitoes out and BITING |
May 1
|
May 2
|
April 27
|
May 9
|
April 25
|
May 4 |
| Ruby Crowned Kinglet |
May 6
|
|
May 10
|
|
|
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| Rusty Blackbird |
May 14
|
April 29
|
April 27
|
April 29
|
May 14
|
|
| Yellow Rumped Warbler |
|
|
|
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May 9
|
|
| Yellow Warbler |
May 22
|
May 20
|
Wilson-May 12
|
May 28
|
|
|
| Plethora of Dragonflies |
June 2
|
|
May 17
|
June 12
|
|
|
| Ice Out |
May 14
|
April 30
|
May 5
|
May 16
|
Start April 28
Running May 2 |
|
| Gray Jays gathering sticks |
|
March 10
|
April 2
|
|
|
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| Gray Jays mating |
|
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March 20
|
|
|
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| Nesting Great Horned Owl |
February 17
|
Nest fell
|
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| Birch Bud Burst |
|
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May 8
|
May 21
|
May 1
|
|
| Kingfisher |
May 15
|
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May 14
|
May 10
|
May 3 (?)
|
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| New Raven Nest |
|
|
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May 12 Slough
|
April 14
Slough |
|
| Jitney (Northern WaterThrush) |
|
|
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May 15
|
|
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| Hawk UNK |
|
|
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April 26
|
May 7
|
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| Magpie (rare) |
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December 2006-Feb. 2007
|
January 2008 |
| Redpoll Fledglings |
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May 5
|
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BRAMBLING
VERY RARE! |
October 2007 |
 Downy Woodpecker... |
 Tundra Swans.... |
Brambling in Shageluk, October 2007 |
Brambling in Shageluk, October 2007 |