[alaskabirds-l] Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii) at Sitka
Subject: [alaskabirds-l] Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii) at Sitka
From: alaskabirds-l
Date: Mon, Jan 2, 2012, 10:15 PM
Region: Southeast; Baranof Island; Sitka
Date: 2 January 2012
Species: Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii)
Location: This bird was seen along Etolin Street in Sitka.
Contact: Thanks to Matt Goff for submitting information on this sighting
to the Sitkabirds listserv. Please contact Nick Hajdukovich (alaskabirds
AT gci.net) for additional information.
History: This bird was photographed well. Western Screech-Owl is listed
as Rare 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
of the checklist is available from the Alaska Bird Observatory at:
www.alaskabird.org. "Uncommon resident in the woods of SE Alaska from
Ketchikan to Juneau N to Gustavus; rare in southcoastal Alaska (Seward,
Copper Center, Sterling), and accidental farther W (Homer)." From A
Birder's Guide to Alaska by Dr. George C. West, July 2008 (second
edition). It is available from the American Birding Association.
Special Considerations: There are no special considerations to birding
in this area.
Nick Hajdukovich
AlaskaBirds-L Moderator
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Nick Hajdukovich Ed Clark
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