Tuesday, September 26, 2023 White Wagtail still here, same place

Seward, Alaska

The WHITE WAGTAIL continued to be seen on either side of Lowell Creek at Waterfall Beach today. Other birders identified it as a first winter bird, and immature.

The 2023 Checklist of Alaska Birds notes it as RARE (Annual or possibly annual in small numbers, most such species occur at the perimeter of Alaska, in season, a few are scarce residents.) 

The American Birding Association Rare Bird Alert referenced the wide-ranging ocularissubspecies, which breeds across northern Asia into northern Alaska and is the most common subspecies recorded in the ABA Area. 

Happy Birding and good luck if you come!
Carol Griswold
Seward Sporadic Bird Report Reporter