First arrival date
Date of first arrival (or our first observation) for migratory species seen in Fairbanks.
Date | Code | Common Name | Location |
01-01 | RBNU | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Home |
01-01 | WWCR | White-winged Crossbill | Home |
01-06 | NSHR | Northern Shrike | Home |
01-12 | STGR | Sharp-tailed Grouse | Goldstream Valley |
01-15 | BBWO | Black-backed Woodpecker | Home |
03-17 | BOOW | Boreal Owl | Home |
03-29 | TOSO | Townsend’s Solitaire | Home |
04-06 | SNBU | Snow Bunting | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
04-06 | BAEA | Bald Eagle | Home |
04-08 | CHRE | Common/Hoary Redpoll | Home |
04-12 | AMRO | American Robin | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
04-13 | SCJU | Slate-colored Junco | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
04-13 | RTHA | Red-tailed Hawk | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
04-14 | MALL | Mallard | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
04-18 | SACR | Sandhill Crane | Peat Ponds |
04-20 | TRUS | Trumpeter Swan | Home |
04-21 | FOSP | Fox Sparrow | Home |
04-22 | HALH | Harlan’s Hawk | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
04-22 | RCKI | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Home |
04-22 | RLHA | Rough-legged Hawk | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
04-22 | NOHA | Northern Harrier | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
04-22 | ATSP | American Tree Sparrow | Home |
04-23 | VATH | Varied Thrush | Home |
04-23 | AMKE | American Kestrel | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
04-24 | CANG | Canada Goose | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
04-27 | MYWA | Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler | Peat Ponds |
04-28 | GWCS | Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow | Peat Ponds |
04-29 | MEGU | Mew Gull | Peat Ponds |
04-29 | RUBL | Rusty Blackbird | Peat Ponds |
04-29 | YSFL | Yellow-shafted Flicker | Home |
05-01 | HADU | Harlequin Duck | Home |
05-01 | HAFL | Hammond’s Flycatcher | Home |
05-02 | LEYE | Lesser Yellowlegs | Peat Ponds |
05-02 | AMWI | American Wigeon | Peat Ponds |
05-02 | HOGR | Horned Grebe | Peat Ponds |
05-02 | NOPI | Northern Pintail | Peat Ponds |
05-02 | BUFF | Bufflehead | Peat Ponds |
05-05 | BOGU | Bonaparte’s Gull | Peat Ponds |
05-05 | GCSP | Golden-crowned Sparrow | Home |
05-05 | LISP | Lincoln’s Sparrow | Home |
05-06 | RWBL | Red-winged Blackbird | Peat Ponds |
05-07 | WISN | Wilson’s Snipe | Home |
05-08 | TOWA | Townsend’s Warbler | Home |
05-08 | SOSA | Solitary Sandpiper | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
05-10 | GWTE | Green-winged Teal | Home |
05-12 | BEKI | Belted Kingfisher | Home |
05-13 | NSHO | Northern Shoveler | Peat Ponds |
05-14 | SWTH | Swainson’s Thrush | Home |
05-14 | HETH | Hermit Thrush | Home |
05-15 | SSHA | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Home |
05-16 | WCSP | White-crowned Sparrow | Home |
05-18 | OSFL | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Home |
05-19 | BLPW | Blackpoll Warbler | Home |
05-20 | OCWA | Orange-crowned Warbler | Home |
05-25 | LBDO | Long-billed Dowitcher | Peat Ponds |
05-25 | RNDU | Ring-necked Duck | Peat Ponds |
05-25 | SAVS | Savannah Sparrow | Peat Ponds |
05-25 | LESC | Lesser Scaup | Peat Ponds |
05-26 | SPSA | Spotted Sandpiper | Peat Ponds |
05-26 | TRES | Tree Swallow | Peat Ponds |
05-31 | WIWA | Wilson’s Warbler | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
06-01 | VGSW | Violet-green Swallow | Home |
06-04 | YWAR | Yellow Warbler | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
06-11 | ALFL | Alder Flycatcher | Home |
07-22 | MERL | Merlin | Home |
07-23 | CLSW | Cliff Swallow | Home |
08-07 | NOWA | Northern Waterthrush | Home |
08-11 | AMPI | American Pipit | Home |
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