King Eider
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Locale | Sp | Su | F | W | Br |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Alaska (edit) | VR | + | + | VR | - |
| Yakutat (edit) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Skagway (edit) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Haines (edit) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glacier Bay (edit) | + | + | + | + | - |
| Juneau (edit) | + | - | + | VR | - |
| Sitka (edit) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stikine (edit) | |||||
| S Outer Islands (edit) | |||||
| Ketchikan (edit) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Offshore (edit) |
- list of records?
- high counts? - 4 @ Juneau [2]
SEAK QBR Mentions
- Sp2010: subadult male near Juneau 8-19 March 2010. Casual in SEAK, primarily winter and spring with most records from near Juneau. Unidentified eider in GB 23 May thought to be this species also.
- W2011-2012: Female at Gustavus 24 December was first local winter record.
- W2014-2015: Female near Juneau; 15 or so records from SEAK, mostly from near Juneau
- Sp2015: Overwintering bird at Juneau last seen 22 March
- W2017-2018: Immature male at Gustavus 19-25 February. About 25 records in Southeast nearly all from winter and spring
- Sp2018: Three separate birds seen in Gustavus area; adult male and two immature males. More than 25 Southeast Alaska reports
Southeast Alaska Quarterly Bird Report Mentions (2008-2018, Heinl and Piston) none
Local Notes
- Glacier Bay/King Eider: (edit)
- Haines/King Eider: Not known to occur (edit)
- Juneau/King Eider: (edit)
- Ketchikan/King Eider: Not known to occur (edit)
- Sitka/King Eider: Not known to occur (edit)
- Skagway/King Eider: Not known to occur (edit)
- Yakutat/King Eider: Not known to occur (edit)
References
Weblinks
- All About Birds Page for King Eider
- Search Arctos Database for King Eider (Southeast only)
- Search Arctos Database for King Eider (entire database)
- Encyclopedia of Life search for Somateria spectabilis
- iNaturalist Observations for Somateria spectabilis in Southeast Alaska
Other References
