Adak Bird List for Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

Ducks, Geese, and Swans
*Bold = breeding

Species

Sp

Su

Fa

Wi

Emperor Goose

C-I

Ca

I-C

C

Snow Goose

Ca

Ac

Ac

Greater White-fronted Goose 

I

Ca

Ac

Taiga Bean Goose

I

Tundra Bean Goose

Brant

Ca

Ca

Ca

Ca

Cackling Goose 

C

Ca

R

Ac

Tundra Swan (columbianus)

Ca

Ca

Ac

Tundra Swan (bewickii)

Ac

Ca

Whooper Swan

U-Ca

I

R

Baikal Teal

Ac

Garganey 

Ca

Ca

Ac

Blue-winged Teal 

Ac

Northern Shoveler*

R

R

R

R

Gadwall

I

Ca

I

I

Falcated Duck 

Ca

Ca

Ac

Ac

Eurasian Wigeon

U

I

U

C

American Wigeon

I

Ca

Ca

Ca

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Ca

Ca

Ac

Ca

Mallard*

C

C

C

C

Northern Pintail*

C

U

C

C

Green-winged Teal (carolinensis)

I

Ca

Ac

Ac

Green- winged Teal* (crecca)

C

C

C

C

Canvasback 

Ca

Ac

Ca

I

Redhead 

Ac

Ac

Common Pochard 

Ca

Ca

Ac

Ca

Ring-necked Duck 

Ca

Ac

Tufted Duck 

U

I

R

U

Greater Scaup* 

C

U

C

C

Lesser Scaup 

I

Ca

Ac

Ac

Steller's Eider 

I

Ac

Ca

I

King Eider 

Ca

Ca

Ca

Ca

Common Eider* 

U

C

U

U

Harlequin Duck 

C

U

C

C

Surf Scoter 

I

Ac

Ca

I

White-winged Scoter 

C

I

C

C

Black Scoter 

C

I

U

C

Long-tailed Duck 

U

I

U

C

Bufflehead 

C

I

U

C

Common Goldeneye 

C

R

U

C

Barrow's Goldeneye 

I

Ac

Ca

Smew 

I

Ca

Ca

I

Hooded Merganser 

Ca

Ac

Ca

Common Merganser (americanus)

I

I

I

I

Goosander (merganser)

Red-breasted Merganser* 

C

C

C

C

Grouse
Rock Ptarmigan*CCCC
Grebes
Horned Grebe UCaCU
Red-necked Grebe CCaCC
Western GrebeAc
Cuckoos
Common Cuckoo II
Oriental CuckooAc
Swifts
Fork-tailed Swift Ac
Rails and Coots
American CootAc
Cranes
Sandhill CraneIII
Oystercatcher
Black Oystercatcher* CCCU
Lapwings and Plovers
Black-bellied Plover CaCaCa
Pacific Golden-Plover CRU
Common Ringed Plover Ac
Semipalmated Plover* CCR
Lesser Sand-Plover CaCaCa
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Bristle-thighed Curlew IAc
WhimbrelICaCa
Far Eastern CurlewCaCa
Bar-tailed Godwit UII
Black-tailed Godwit Ca
Ruddy Turnstone Ca-RUU-Ca
Black TurnstoneAcAc
Great Knot Ac
Red Knot CaCaCaCa
Ruff CaCaCa
Broad-billed Sandpiper Ac
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper CaU
Temminck's Stint CaAcCa
Long-toed Stint CaAcAc
Red-necked Stint ICaI
Sanderling URUC
Dunlin ICaICa
Rock Sandpiper* CCCC
Baird's Sandpiper AcCaCa
Little StintAcCaI
Least SandpiperCaAcAc
Buff-breasted SandpiperCaCa
Pectoral Sandpiper CaAcR
Semipalmated SandpiperAc
Western Sandpiper CaIIAc
Long-billed Dowitcher AcU
Common Snipe RCaCa
Wilson's SnipeRCa
Terek SandpiperCa
Common Sandpiper CaCa
Gray-tailed Tattler CaCaI
Wandering Tattler URR
Lesser Yellowlegs AcCa
Spotted Redshank CaCa
Common Greenshank IAcCa
Greater Yellowlegs Ca
Wood Sandpiper RICaAc
Marsh SandpiperCaCa
Red-necked Phalarope* UCCa
Red Phalarope CaCaCa
Jaegers
Pomarine Jaeger CaCa
Parasitic Jaeger* CCU
Long-tailed Jaeger Ca
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Common Murre* URUR
Thick-billed Murre IIIR
Pigeon Guillemot* CCCC
Long-billed MurreletAc
Marbled Murrelet* CUUR
Kittlitz's Murrelet* CURR
Ancient Murrelet CCRR
Cassin's Auklet CaCaCa
Parakeet Auklet CaAcCaCa
Least Auklet CaCaCaCa
Whiskered Auklet* CaCaCaCa
Crested Auklet CaCaCaCa
Horned Puffin* I-CCC-II
Tufted Puffin* I-CCC-II
Gulls and Terns
Black-legged Kittiwake RRCCa
Red-legged Kittiwake Ca
Sabine's Gull AcAc
Bonaparte's GullAc
Black-headed Gull RICa
Black-tailed GullAc
Mew Gull (brachyrhynchus)ICaCaI
Mew Gull (kamtschatschensis)
Herring (Vega) Gull (vegae)ICaCaI
Iceland Gull AcCaR
Slaty-backed Gull CaAcCaCa
Glaucous-winged Gull* CCCC
Glaucous Gull RCaCaR
Aleutian Tern* Ac-CCCa
White-winged TernAc
Common Tern Ac(Ac)
Arctic Tern* Ac-CCU-Ac
Loons
Red-throated Loon IIICa
Arctic Loon UCaAc
Pacific Loon UCaRI
Common Loon* CCUR
Yellow-billed Loon CaCaCaCa
Tubenoses
Laysan Albatross RCaR
Black-footed Albatross CaCaCa
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel* UUU
Leach's Storm-Petrel RRR
Northern Fulmar RRI
Cook's Petrel Ac
Short-tailed Shearwater RRR
Sooty Shearwater RRR
Cormorants
Red-faced Cormorant* UUUU
Pelagic Cormorant* CCCC
Double-crested Cormorant AcAcAc
Herons, Bittersn, and Allies
Great EgretCaCaCaCa
Black-crowned Night-heronAc
Ospreys
OspreyCaCaAc
Hawks, Eagles, and Allies
Northern HarrierIII
Eurasian SparrowhawkAc(Ac)
Bald Eagle* CCCC
Rough-legged HawkAcCaCa
Owls
Snowy Owl ICaII
Short-eared Owl* RRRU
Boreal OwlAc
Kingfishers
Belted KingfisherAc
Falcons
Eurasian KestrelAcAc
MerlinCaI
Gyrfalcon* RRRR
Peregrine Falcon* (pealei)UUCU
Shrikes
Northern Shrike CaCaCa
Crows and Jays
Common Raven* CCCC
Larks
Eurasian Skylark CaAc
Swallows
Bank Swallow CaCaCa
Tree Swallow CaCaAc
Barn SwallowCa
Cliff SwallowCa
Wrens
Pacific Wren*CCCU
Leaf Warblers
Wood WarblerAc
Dusky Warbler Ac
Kamchatka Leaf WarblerAc
Old World Flycatchers and Chats
Gray-streaked FlycatcherCa
Siberian RubythroatAc
Taiga FlycatcherAc
Northern Wheatear CaAcCa
Thrushes
Hermit ThrushAc
Eyebrowed Thrush CaCaAc
Dusky Thrush(Ac)Ca
American Robin AcAc
Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing CaCa
Wagtails and Pipits
Eastern Yellow Wagtail CaAcCa
Gray Wagtail AcAc
White Wagtail (lugens)CaCaCa
Olive-backed PipitCaCa
Red-throated PipitAc
American Pipit CaCaICa
Finches
Brambling ICaCa
Hawfinch ICa
Common Rosefinch Ca
Pine GrosbeakCa
Asian Rosy-Finch Ac
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch* CCCC
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (littoralis)Ac
Oriental GreenfinchCa
Common Redpoll ICaII
Hoary Redpoll CaAcCaCa
Red CrossbillAc
White-winged CrossbillAc
Pine Siskin IAcI
Longspurs and Snowbuntings
Lapland Longspur* Ac-CCC-AcAc
Snow Bunting* CCCC
McKay's Bunting CaAc
Old World Buntings
Rustic Bunting CaCa
New World Sparrows and Allies
American Tree SparrowAc
Dark-eyed Junco Ac
Golden-crowned Sparrow AcAc
Savannah Sparrow CaCaCa
Song Sparrow* CCCC
Rusty BlackbirdAc
Wood-Warblers
Yellow WarblerAc
Blackpoll WarblerAc
Yellow-rumped Warbler Ac
Hypothetical species needing more documentation
American Golden-plover(Ac)
Bluethroat (Ac)