United States Ramsar wetland
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
148 bird species recorded; the most in September.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain
This month here
50 species in January.40 species in February.35 species in March.49 species in April.81 species in May.81 species in June.78 species in July.97 species in August.135 species in September.124 species in October.74 species in November.49 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
148 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 148Speciesrecorded more than once
- 97Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 13ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 28,013Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 3Owls
- 29Waders
- 32Gulls & seabirds
- 31Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 34Songbirds
- 3Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 148 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Falco atricapillusFalco atricapillus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
Waders29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rock SandpiperCalidris ptilocnemis
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Wandering (Alaskan) TattlerTringa incana
- Black OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Black TurnstoneArenaria melanocephala
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensisNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaVU
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
Gulls & seabirds32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens
- Short-billed GullLarus brachyrhynchus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Cepphus columbaCepphus columba
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
- Horned PuffinFratercula corniculata
- Marbled MurreletBrachyramphus marmoratus
- Fork-tailed Storm PetrelOceanodroma furcata
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Puffinus tenuirostrisPuffinus tenuirostris
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Aleutian TernOnychoprion aleuticusVU
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Ancient MurreletSynthliboramphus antiquus
- Slaty-backed GullLarus schistisagus
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Tufted PuffinFratercula cirrhata
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Kittlitz's MurreletBrachyramphus brevirostrisNT
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Crested AukletAethia cristatella
- Red-legged KittiwakeRissa brevirostrisVU
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Cassin's AukletPtychoramphus aleuticusNT
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Ducks & geese31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Steller's EiderPolysticta stelleriVU
- Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- American ScoterMelanitta americanaNT
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Spectacled EiderSomateria fischeriNT
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocorax pelagicus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Red-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax urile
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
Songbirds34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
- Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Northern ShrikeLanius borealis
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis
- American DipperCinclus mexicanus
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- McKay's BuntingPlectrophenax hyperboreus
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
- Troglodytes pacificusTroglodytes pacificus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
Other birds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- PtarmiganLagopus muta
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-3°90 mm
- Feb1°/-2°89 mm
- Mar0°/-4°74 mm
- Apr3°/-1°82 mm
- May6°/2°80 mm
- Jun10°/6°77 mm
- Jul12°/8°95 mm
- Aug13°/9°112 mm
- Sep10°/7°132 mm
- Oct7°/4°132 mm
- Nov3°/1°117 mm
- Dec1°/-2°112 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Wildlife refuge in Alaska, United States
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United States.
148 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 28,013 open records.
The most recorded are the Glaucous-winged Gull, the Rock Sandpiper and the Brent Goose.
60 species come for the summer, 32 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
13 are threatened worldwide, including Steller's Eider, Black-legged kittiwake and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded in September.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- First Bridge Frosty Campgroudcampsite · 10 km · 1 within 10 km
- Bayview Bed & Breakfastplace to stay · 5.3 km · 5 within 10 km
- Cold Bay Airport (CDB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 5 km in a straight lineCar hire at ANC airport (Anchorage)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1observation towers within 6 kmFAA
- 4car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmFirst Bridge Frosty Campgroud
- 5places to stay within 10 kmBayview Bed & Breakfast, Izembek Lodge, Bearfoot Inn and 2 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmMount Simeon · 6.8 kmFrosty Volcano2,012 m · volcano · 19 kmFrosty Peak · 21 kmCold Bay Volcano1,920 m · volcano · 21 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmLake Trelford0.3 km² · 2.2 kmRescue Lake0.7 km² · 5.1 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1676130) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 28,013 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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