Bird Checklists of the United States
Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
McGrath, Alaska
KEY
Abundance
C - Common
U - Uncommon
R - Rare
* - Not yet observed on Refuge
Status
B - Breeding only in summer
R - Resident. Year around breeding.
W - Winter resident. Non-breeding.
M - Migrant
V - Vagrant
LOONS Abundance Status ___ Common Loon U B ___ Arctic Loon C B ___ Red-throated Loon C B
GREBES Abundance Status ___ Red-necked Grebe C B ___ Horned Grebe U B
SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS Abundance Status ___ Tundra Swan U B ___ Trumpeter Swan U B ___ Canada Goose C B ___ White-fronted Goose C B ___ Snow Goose R M ___ Mallard C B ___ Pintail C B ___ Green-winged Teal C B ___ Blue-winged Teal U B ___ American Wigeon C B ___ Eurasian Wigeon U V ___ Northern Shoveler C B ___ Canvasback R B ___ Redhead R B ___ Ring-necked Duck R B ___ Geater Scaup C B ___ Lesser Scaup C B ___ Common Goldeneye C B ___ Barrow's Goldeneye C B ___ Bufflehead U B ___ Oldsquaw U B ___ Harlequin Duck U B ___ White-winged Scoter U B ___ Surf Scoter C B ___ Black Scoter C B ___ Red-breasted Merganser U B ___ Common Merganser *R V
EAGLES, HAWKS & FALCONS Abundance Status ___ Northern Goshawk U B ___ Swainson's Hawk U B ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk U B ___ Red-tailed Hawk C B ___ Rough-legged Hawk U B ___ Golden Eagle U B ___ Bald Eagle U B ___ Northern Harrier U B ___ Osprey U B ___ Peregrine Falcon R M ___ American Kestrel U B ___ Gyrfalcon R B,W ___ Merlin *R M
GROUSE AND PTARMIGAN Abundance Status ___ Spruce Grouse C R ___ Ruffed Grouse U R ___ Sharp-tailed Grouse U B ___ Willow Ptarmigan U R
CRANES Abundance Status ___ Sandhill Crane U B
SHOREBIRDS Abundance Status ___ Black-bellied Plover U M ___ Lesser Golden-Plover U B ___ Semipalmated Plover C B ___ Greater Yellowlegs U B ___ Lesser Yellowlegs C B ___ Solitary Sandpiper C B ___ Wandering Tattler *U B ___ Whimbrel U B ___ Hudsonian Godwit C B ___ Marbled Godwit R V ___ Ruddy Turnstone *U M ___ Spotted Sandpiper C B ___ Semipalmated Sandpiper U B ___ Pectoral Sandpiper C B ___ Least Sandpiper C B ___ Long-billed Dowitcher C B ___ Common Snipe C B
PHALAROPES Abundance Status ___ Red-necked Phalarope C B
JAEGERS, GULLS, TERNS Abundance Status ___ Parasitic Jaeger U B ___ Long-tailed Jaeger U B ___ Pomarine Jaeger R V ___ Herring Gull U M ___ Glaucous Gull U B ___ Glaucous-winged Gull U B ___ Mew Gull C B ___ Bonaparte's Gull C B ___ Arctic Tern C B
OWLS Abundance Status ___ Great Horned Owl U B ___ Snowy Owl R M,W ___ Northern Hawk Owl C B ___ Great Gray Owl U B ___ Short-eared Owl C B ___ Boreal Owl *U B
KINGFISHERS Abundance Status ___ Belted Kingfisher C B
WOODPECKERS Abundance Status ___ Hairy Woodpecker U R ___ Northern Flicker U R ___ Downy Woodpecker U R ___ Three-toed Woodpecker U R ___ Black-backed Woodpecker U R
FLYCATCHERS Abundance Status ___ Alder Flycatcher C B ___ Western Wood-Pewee U B ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher U B ___ Say's Phoebe U B
LARKS Abundance Status ___ Horned Lark *U M
SWALLOWS Abundance Status ___ Violet-ggreen Swallow C B ___ Tree Swallow C B ___ Bank Swallow C B ___ Cliff Swallow U B
JAYS, MAGPIES, CROWS Abundance Status ___ Gray Jay C R ___ Raven C R
CHICKADEES Abundance Status ___ Boreal Chickadee C R ___ Siberian Tit *R R ___ Black-capped Chickadee C R
KINGLETS, THRUSHES Abundance Status ___ Arctic Warbler *C B ___ American Robin C B ___ Varied Thrush C B ___ Hermit Thrush U B ___ Swainson's Thrush U B ___ Gray-cheeked Thrush C B ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet C B
PIPITS Abundance Status ___ Water Pipit *U B
WAXWINGS Abundance Status ___ Bohemian Waxwing C B
SHRIKES Abundance Status ___ Northern Shrike U B
WOOD WARBLERS Abundance Status ___ Orange-crowned Warbler C B ___ Yellow Warbler C B ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler C B ___ Blackpoll Warbler U B ___ Northern Waterthrush C B ___ Wilson's Warbler C B
SPARROWS, BUNTINGS, BLACKBIRDS Abundance Status ___ Tree Sparrow C B ___ White-crowned Sparrow C B ___ Fox Sparrow U B ___ Lincoln's Sparrow U B ___ Chipping Sparrow U B ___ Savannah Sparrow C B ___ Golden-crowned Sparrow *U B ___ Dark-eyed Junco C B ___ Lapland Longspur *C M ___ Snow Bunting U M ___ Rusty Blackbird C B
FINCHES Abundance Status ___ Pine Grosbeak U R ___ White-winged Crossbill U R ___ Hoary Redpoll *U R ___ Common Redpoll C R
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Alaskan Region
1011 East Tudor Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
For further information contact:
Refuge Manager
Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
Box 69
McGrath, Alaska 99627
Telephone: (906) 524-3251
This resource is based on the following source:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1991. Birds of the Innoko National Wildlife
Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1991. Birds of the Innoko National Wildlife
Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.
Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govinnoko.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
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