Motacillidae
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Family: Motacillidae
Scientific Name | Common Name | Summary |
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American Pipit | American Pipit | Common migrant and breeder along the mainland spring through fall. Less common on the outer islands, but still not rare. Absent to Very Rare in winter, with most reports coming from Sitka or Ketchikan. |
Eastern Yellow Wagtail | Eastern Yellow Wagtail | Accidental from Juneau and Ketchikan |
Red-throated Pipit | Red-throated Pipit | Reported from Juneau and Ketchikan. |
White Wagtail | White Wagtail | Since 2000, Accidental from Ketchikan (2005-2006, F2022, SP2023), Juneau (Oct 2017), and Yakutat (May 2023). Older records mentioned in Heinl and Piston's Birds of the Ketchikan Area include Glacier Bay (July 1969), Juneau (Sept 1977), and Long Island (May 1991). |