[alaskabirds-l] Asian Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte arctoa) at Adak
Subject: [alaskabirds-l] Asian Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte arctoa) at Adak
From: alaskabirds-l
Date: Mon, Jan 2, 2012, 10:10 PM
Region: Southwest; Aleutian Islands; Andreanof Islands; Adak Island
Date: 30 December 2011
Species: A single Asian Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte arctoa)
Location: This bird was seen just outside of the town of Adak along the
road to Clam Lagoon.
Contact: Thanks to Isaac Helmericks (isaac AT adakbirding.com) for
providing information on this sighting.
History: This bird was found and well photographed feeding with four
Snow Buntings. Isaac's photos can be seen at:
http://adakbirding.com/potential-north-american-first-asian-rosy-finch-on-adak/
If accepted, this sighting will represent the first record of this
species in North America. Asian Rosy-Finch breeds from Russian Siberia
and Russian Far East to Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and northeastern China.
Attempts to re-locate the bird on 2 January were unsuccessful. Asian
Rosy-Finch is not listed in the Checklist of Alaska Birds by Daniel D.
Gibson, Steve C. Heinl, Theodore G. Tobish, Aaron J. Lang, and Jack. J.
Withrow. It is available online at:
http://www.uaf.edu/museum/bird/products/checklist.pdf A printed version
is available from the Alaska Bird Observatory at: www.alaskabird.org
Asian Rosy-Finch is not listed in A Birder's Guide to Alaska by Dr.
George C. West, July 2008 (second edition).
Special Considerations: There are no special considerations to birding
in this area.
Nick Hajdukovich
AlaskaBirds-L Moderator
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