Birds of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Birds of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska is a list of the most common birds observed in the borough. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Alaska, United States
United States
North America
List of Common Birds
| 52% |
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 40% |
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Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 36% |
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Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 30% |
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 28% |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 22% |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 20% |
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 19% |
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Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 18% |
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 18% |
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 14% |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 13% |
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 13% |
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 11% |
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Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 9.6% |
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Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 8.9% |
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Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 7.6% |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 7.4% |
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Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.7% |
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Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 6.5% |
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Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.8% |
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White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 5.5% |
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American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.5% |
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Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
| 5.5% |
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Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.3% |
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Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 5.3% |
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.1% |
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Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.1% |
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Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.8% |
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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 4.8% |
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Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.7% |
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Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 4.7% |
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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
| 4.3% |
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Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.2% |
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Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.1% |
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Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.1% |
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Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.1% |
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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 4.0% |
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.8% |
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 3.7% |
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Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.6% |
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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.6% |
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Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.5% |
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Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.4% |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 3.3% |
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Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.3% |
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Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.3% |
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Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.3% |
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Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 3.2% |
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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 3.2% |
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.9% |
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American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 2.8% |
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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.8% |
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American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.7% |
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Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.7% |
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Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.6% |
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Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.6% |
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Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.5% |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.4% |
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Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.4% |
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.3% |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 2.3% |
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 2.3% |
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Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.3% |
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American Goshawk
Astur atricapillus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.2% |
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.2% |
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Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.0% |
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Spruce Grouse
Canachites canadensis Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.9% |
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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.9% |
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American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae |
| 1.9% |
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Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.8% |
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Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 1.8% |
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European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 1.8% |
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Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.8% |
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American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.7% |
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.6% |
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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.6% |
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 1.6% |
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.6% |
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Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.6% |
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Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
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Greater Scaup
Aythya marila Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
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Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae |
| 1.3% |
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Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
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American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.2% |
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Northern Hawk Owl
Surnia ulula Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.2% |
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Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.1% |
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Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
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Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.1% |
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Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae |
| 1.1% |
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Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.0% |
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.0% |
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Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
