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Recent bird observations
Observations from the last 3 months.
| Code | Common Name | Location | Description | Date | Comments |
| AMKE | American Kestrel | Home | Dead tree on dog island | 2024-07-20 | Four! |
| SPGR | Spruce Grouse | Home | Across the creek near bridge | 2024-07-19 | Family of five |
| AMKE | American Kestrel | Home | Behind back cabin | 2024-07-18 | |
| AMKE | American Kestrel | Home | Over dog yard | 2024-07-05 | |
| BBWO | Black-backed Woodpecker | Home | Across creek from back cabin | 2024-06-30 | |
| BUFF | Bufflehead | Home | Swimming spot | 2024-06-30 | |
| YSFL | Yellow-shafted Flicker | Home | Dog Island | 2024-06-29 | Heard only |
| RBNU | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Home | Toward dog island | 2024-06-29 | Heard only |
| ATTW | American Three-toed Woodpecker | Home | Dog Island | 2024-06-22 | Heard only |
| SOSA | Solitary Sandpiper | Home | Slough | 2024-06-22 | |
| WEWP | Western Wood-Pewee | Home | 2024-06-15 | Heard only | |
| HAWO | Hairy Woodpecker | Home | On suet and peanut butter feeders | 2024-06-14 | Adult female feeding baby |
| ALFL | Alder Flycatcher | Home | Somewhere across the slough | 2024-06-10 | Heard only |
| TOWA | Townsend’s Warbler | Home | 2024-06-09 | Across creek maybe | |
| OSFL | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Home | Toward front 40 | 2024-06-09 | Heard only |
| OCWA | Orange-crowned Warbler | Home | Front yard to right of dog yard | 2024-06-07 | Heard only |
| YSFL | Yellow-shafted Flicker | Home | Miller Hill and Railroad | 2024-06-05 | Pair |
| SWTH | Swainson’s Thrush | Home | Dog yard fence | 2024-05-30 | |
| HALH | Harlan’s Hawk | Home | Over the house | 2024-05-29 | Pair, with an angry raven |
| NOWA | Northern Waterthrush | Home | Along slough | 2024-05-25 | Heard only |
| SWTH | Swainson’s Thrush | Home | On dog island maybe | 2024-05-24 | Have been hearing calls in the middle of the night for several days |
| LISP | Lincoln’s Sparrow | Home | Near yellow bus | 2024-05-17 | Seen mating |
| AMWI | American Wigeon | Home | On creek in front of back cabin | 2024-05-15 | Pair |
| WISN | Wilson’s Snipe | Home | Winnowing above the dog yard | 2024-05-13 | |
| LISP | Lincoln’s Sparrow | Home | Near dog island | 2024-05-11 | Heard only |
| WISN | Wilson’s Snipe | Front 40 | Near thermokarst acres | 2024-05-09 | |
| WCSP | White-crowned Sparrow | Home | Tree next to red cabin | 2024-05-07 | |
| GWCS | Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow | Home | On pallet in dog yard | 2024-05-07 | |
| COGO | Common Goldeneye | Home | Creek in front of the house | 2024-05-06 | |
| AMRO | American Robin | Home | Flew from driveway to house number pole | 2024-05-05 | |
| MYWA | Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler | Home | On birch tree on west side of house | 2024-05-04 | |
| AMRO | American Robin | Home | Behind house | 2024-05-04 | Heard only |
| COGO | Common Goldeneye | Home | On the creek past back cabin | 2024-05-02 | |
| BUFF | Bufflehead | Home | Creek near Tacoma | 2024-05-02 | Flew toward red cabin |
| GCSP | Golden-crowned Sparrow | Home | Tree next to Tacoma | 2024-04-30 | |
| BUFF | Bufflehead | Home | Creek in front of back cabin | 2024-04-30 | |
| MALL | Mallard | Home | Creek near bridge | 2024-04-29 | Pair |
| SACR | Sandhill Crane | Home | Flying over the house | 2024-04-28 | |
| AMKE | American Kestrel | Home | Dead tree on/near Dog Island | 2024-04-27 | Pair |
| AMRO | American Robin | Goldstream Valley | Top of the road | 2024-04-27 | |
| SACR | Sandhill Crane | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Estle and Skarland near Ned | 2024-04-27 | Heard only |
| NOHA | Northern Harrier | University of Alaska Fairbanks | T Field | 2024-04-27 |
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