Eurasian Oystercatcher - Alaska Historical Records
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Date

Location

Alaska Maritime NWR--Buldir Island
Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 52.3504409, 175.9172058
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Media notes

Photo by R. A. Dugan.

Observation details

"First Alaska record (photos; Figure 1): One bird, 26 May–13 June 2012, Buldir Island, Aleutians, I. L. Jones, M. Goh, R. A. Dugan (photos NAB 66:570). notes: Two Eurasian Oystercatchers seen together on 19 June 1883 at Bering Island (Stejneger 1885) seem to provide the only record in the Commander Islands (see Johansen 1961, Artyukhin et al. 2000)." -- THIRD REPORT OF THE ALASKA CHECKLIST COMMITTEE, 2008–2012

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