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)
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Bird
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010 | 2011 |
| Snow Bunting |
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April 17
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March 21
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April 15
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April 19 | March 28 | April 8 | April 11 |
| Bald Eagles |
March 9
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March 3
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April 9
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March 30
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April 1
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March 28 Seen by Rudy Hamilton
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April 7 | April 3, Seen by Alyssa Wulf | March 29, Seen by Alfred and Dillon |
| Northern Shrike | L. Sept, 21, 2008
F. March 10 |
March 12, seen by Joy | March 19, seen by Joy | ||||||
| Mallard Ducks |
April 13
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April 11
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April 10
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April 21
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April 18
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April 18 (Jack) | April 24 | April 27 | May 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon |
April 13
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April 25
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April 28
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April 30
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May 2
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April 15 (Martin) | April 5 | First Bird
April 3 seen by HS students going up to check ice Shageluk Lake |
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| Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch | April 24 | ||||||||
| Canadian Geese |
April 17
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April 15
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April 14
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April 18
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April 18
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April 21 | April 22 | April 16 | April 17 |
| Robin heard |
April 17
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April 12
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April 9
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April 22
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April 20
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April 21 | April 24 | April 26--LOTS heard April 28 | May 1 |
| Robins seen |
April 25
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April 23
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April 10
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April 25
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April 22
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April 21 (Ruby) | April 25 | April 26--Rudy Hamilton | May 4 |
| Seagulls |
April 18
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April 19
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April 21
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April 25
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May 5 | April 25 | April 29 | April 25 |
| Tundra Swan |
April 20
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April 15
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April 10
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April 22
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April 20
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April 25 | April 26 | April 21 | April 25 |
| Mallard | May 1 | ||||||||
| Yellow Legs |
April 21
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April 20
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April 30
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May 2
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May 2 | April 27 | May 7 | |
| Common Snipe |
April 23
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April 28
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May 1
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April 30
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May 2
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May 3 | April 20 | April 29 | May 9 |
| Dark Eyed Junco |
April 24
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April 16
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April 21
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Winter resident
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Winter resident | April 24 | April 20 | April 28 |
| Snow Geese |
April 24
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April 14
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April 25
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April 18
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May 3 | April 25 | April 27 | May 3 |
| Sandhill Crane |
April 25
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April 16
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April 25
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April 25
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May 1
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May 3 | April 28 | April 25 | May 5 |
| First Frog Seen |
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April 25
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May 17 | May 10 | May 9 | May 7 |
| First Frog Heard |
April 27
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April 27
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May 7
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May 15
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April 28
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May 17 | May 6 | May 9 | May 5 |
| Bufflehead |
April 29
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Nesting in 1st Lake
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May 9
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May 16 | April 30 | ||
| Yellow Rumped Warbler |
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May 10
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May 28 | May 6 | ||
| White-Crowned Sparrow (Mt. Bird) |
April 29
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May 2
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Winter
Resident singing, April 25 |
April 25
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Winter resident
First singing/sighting of migrants: May 4 |
May 5 | Winter Resident
First singing/sighting of Migrants: May 4 |
April 28 | May 6 |
| Golden-Crowned Sparrow |
April 29
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May 2
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April 29
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April 25
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May 4 | May 1 | May 6 | |
| American Tree Sparrow | Winter Resident
Migration: April 24 |
April 21 | |||||||
| Fox Sparrow (Brown Bird) |
April 29
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April 30
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April 27
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April 28
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May 10
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May 5 | May 8 | April 24 | May 6 |
| Hermit Thrush (Grockney) |
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May 10
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May 12 | May 4 | May 17 | |
| Brownie (Innoko) | April 16 | ||||||||
| Black Animal |
April 30
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April 23
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April 28
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May 9
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April 24
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April 29 | April 16 | May 2 | |
| Tree Swallows |
May 1
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May 1
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April 27
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May 4
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April 24
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May 5 | May 3 | April 26 | May 3 |
| Cliff Swallow |
May 7
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May 14
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May 9
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May 10
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May 14
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May 17 | May 19 | ||
| Mosquitoes out and BITING |
May 1
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May 2
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April 27
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May 9
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April 25
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May 4 | May 1 | May 12 | May 2 |
| Ruby Crowned Kinglet |
May 6
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May 10
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May 18 | |||
| Rusty Blackbird |
May 14
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April 29
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April 27
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April 29
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May 14
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May 9 | April 29 | May 6 | |
| Yellow Rumped Warbler |
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May 9
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May 9 | May 9 | ||
| Yellow Warbler |
May 22
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May 20
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Wilson-May 12
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May 28
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May 28 | |||
| Plethora of Dragonflies |
June 2
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May 17
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June 12
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June 12 | 1 dragonfly: Madeline May 2 | ||
| Ice Out |
May 14
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April 30
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May 5
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May 16
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Start April 28
Running May 2 |
Start May 4
Running 5:00 PM May 8 |
May 6 about 10:00 am | ||
| Gray Jays gathering sticks |
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March 10
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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
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Nest fell
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New nest by cliff, April 2010, then fell, May 2010 | |||
| Birch Bud Burst |
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May 8
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May 21
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May 1
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May 14 | |||
| Kingfisher |
May 15
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May 14
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May 10
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May 3 (?)
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May 7 | May 10 | ||
| New Raven Nest |
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May 12 Slough
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April 14
Slough |
Fell down, Winter 2009 | Bridge
April 27 |
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| Jitney (Northern WaterThrush) |
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May 15
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May 12 | |||
| Hawk UNK |
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April 26
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May 7
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April 26 | |||
| Magpie (rare) |
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December 2006-Feb. 2007
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January 2008 | January 21 | Seen all winter, 2010 until May. Seen/heard again, September, 2010 | Seen all winter |
| Redpoll Fledglings |
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May 5
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May 16 | |||
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BRAMBLING
VERY RARE! |
October 2007 |
 Downy Woodpecker... |
 Tundra Swans.... |
Brambling in Shageluk, October 2007 |
Brambling in Shageluk, October 2007 |