Northern Pintail

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Northern Pintail: for more photos, see Sitka Nature Photo Gallery for Anas acuta
Locale   Sp     Su     F     W     Br  
SE Alaska (edit) C U C U Y
Yakutat (edit) C C C -  ?
Skagway (edit) U R U - -
Haines (edit) C U C U -
Glacier Bay (edit) C U C U Y
Juneau (edit) C U C R VR
Sitka (edit) FC R U R +
Stikine (edit)
S Outer Islands (edit)
Ketchikan (edit) FC - FC R -
Offshore (edit)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta): Fairly Common to Common migrant in Spring and Fall. In summer absent in Ketchikan (more generally in the south?), and Uncommon to Fairly Common in the north. Nesting has been documented on occasion. Uncommon to Rare in winter.
  • Summer occurrence - absent elsewhere in the south? Or something particular about habitat available in KTN?
  • Is apparent N-S summer abundance gradient real?
  • Typical migration period end of March - late May?
  • Wintering numbers small, as in KTN and SIT, or more elsewhere?

SEAK QBR Mentions

  • Su2012: Present in larger-than-average numbers on the Mendenhall Wetlands with high count of 33 on 30 June 2012
  • F2012: 400 at the Mendenhall Wetlands at the peak of migration 22 August was twice the previous high count for that location.
  • W2012-13: 18 near JNU 27 February was a high winter count for Southeast.
  • F2017: 400 was a nice high count at GUS 9 October






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