Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea) found in the bay near Platinum, slightly north of usual species range.
"This is the first time in our lives that we have seen a cormorant in Kotzebue Sound."
Wayward Murre
4-23-13 Cold arrival for Canada geese - Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) sighted far north of its usual tropical habitat.
3-13-13 Buggy ptarmigan - Noatak, Alaska, USA
A thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia) was spotted with a bill abnormality that could be attributed to poxvirus or other virus, trauma, tumor, or congenital abnormality.
Dead murres on beach
Never before seen such huge flocks of white winged cross bills
Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) disappeared from usual nesting spot.
Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia) spotted outside of usual species range.
Horned Puffin sighted near Smith Island in the Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA.
Two bald eagles observed flying together during breeding season, when eagles may remain closer to the nest.
Norther pintails observered early in the Mat-Su Valley near the Glenn Highway-Parks Highway overpass.
A robin was sighted in southcentral Alaska; an early arrival.
Beetles seen moving around on geese
Ticks spotted on a Northwestern crow may have picked up ticks while scavenging for food.
"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."
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