Kanuti

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge Birds (Luke SmithwickUSFWS) The Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge sits atop the Arctic Circle and is approximately 1.6 million acres in size. The refuge is comprised of rich wetlands consisting of a network of lakes, streams, ponds, and marshes which provides nesting habitat for a number of bird species. A number of different landbird and waterbird surveys have been conducted. The following 137 species of birds have been documented on the refuge. Hudsonian Godwit SWANS __Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) __Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) DUCKS __Gadwall (Anas strepera) __Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) __American Wigeon (Anas americana) __Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) __Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) __Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) __Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) __Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) __Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) __Redhead (Aythya americana) __Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) __Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) __Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) __Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) __Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) __Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) __White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) __Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) __Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) __Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) __Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) __Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) __Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) __Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) GROUSE __Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) __Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) __Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) __Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) GREBES __Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) __Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) HAWKS, EAGLES, AND ALLIES __Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) __Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) __Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) __Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) __Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) __Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) __Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) __Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) LOONS __Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) __Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) __Common Loon (Gavia immer) Greater White-fronted Goose (Luke Smithwick/USFWS) GEESE __Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) __Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) __Brant (Branta bernicla) __Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) __Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) (Wild North Photography/USFWS) CRANES __Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) SHOREBIRDS __American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) __Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) __Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) __Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) __Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) __Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) __Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) __Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) __Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) __Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) __Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) __Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) __Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) __Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) __Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) __Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) Gray Jay KINGFISHERS __Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) WOODPECKERS __Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) __American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) __Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) __Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) GULLS AND ALLIES __Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) __Mew Gull (Larus canus) __Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) __Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) __Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) __Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) __Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) (Ronan Dugan/USFWS) OWLS __Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) __Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) __Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) __Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) __Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) __Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) A juvenile Northern Hawk Owl FALCONS __American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) __Merlin (Falco columbarius) __Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) __Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) SONGBIRDS __Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) __Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) __Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) __Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) __Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) __Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya) __Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) __Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) __Common Raven (Corvus corax) __Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) __Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) __Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) __Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) __Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) __Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) __Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) __Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) __Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) __Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) __Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) __Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) __Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) __American Robin (Turdus migratorius) __Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) __Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) __American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) __Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) __Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) __Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) __Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) __Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) __Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) __Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) __Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) __Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) __Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) __American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) __Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) __Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) __Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) __White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) __Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) __Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) __Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) __Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) __Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) __White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) __Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) __Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) __Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge 101 12th Ave. Rm 206 Fairbanks, AK 99701-6237 877/220-1853 or 907/456-0329 kanuti_refuge@fws.gov