Birding Factoids

268 species
in 37 families

23 of the 246 species
endemic to
North America are
represented here.
No endemic species.

Yukon
Hotspots

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Yukon Specialities
(Pause your cursor on the photo to see the species name. Click on the birds for more info... )

Photo by Tina MacDonald

Photo copyright Don DesJardin

Photo copyright Peter Weber

....Yukon Bird Club Home Page - includes a checklist, guide to birding on

the Dempster Highway, and interesting material about the Bluethroat. And, if you're a gull enthusiast, check out the Yukon "Gullery".

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....Potential Yukon IBAs - This is a working list and map of potential

Important Bird Areas in the Yukon. The process of identifying IBAs in this region is by no means complete. Additional sites that qualify as IBAs will likely be identified and likewise, some of the sites mapped may not qualify as IBAs once a thorough evaluation is completed. Once a site has been formally identified as an IBA the site name is linked to a one-page site summary. Includes details about:

Old Crow Flats

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....Old Crow Flats, Yukon ( About 60 km north of the village of Old

Crow in Yukon Territory, 110 km south of the Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean) and 120 km north of the Arctic Circle) - Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands.

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....Yukon Trip Reports - a number of Yukon trip reports are available

from Blake Maybank's "Birding the Americas - Trip Report and Trip Planning Repository".

Tours and Guides

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birdingpal.com...>>

A Birding Pal is not a paid guide, but someone who likes to help out of town visitors. You can become a Birding Pal today! Help someone to enjoy your local birding spots and find a pal to help you when you travel. Click here for Yukon Birding Pals, or join to be a Birding Pal!

Photo by Hannu Ekblom

Local Birding Events

....Yukon Bird Club 1998 Spring and Summer Field Trips

....Celebration of Swans - This year's Celebration takes place from

April 15 to 23, 2000. It promises to be our best yet! We have storytellers and local artists preforming at Swan Haven on Sunday April 26, morning and evening guided hikes all week, special guest speakers during the week and a whole lot more! For more information, contact Julie Lefebvre, (867) 667-8291 or e-mail julie.lefebvre@gov.yk.ca

Rare Bird Alert

Try the 1999 Bird Highlights for British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon,

Washington, Yukon

North American Specialities in the Yukon

Information derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.02.
These counts will differ in minor ways from counts based on the ABA classification,
but an international checklist system was required to enable world-wide
country to country comparisons.These speciality birds may be uncommon, or extremely rare
at this location, or may only be present in migration. Species highlighted in bold italic print have
ONLY been found in this province of Canada. However, documented sightings of each species
noted below have been made in this location. Consult the Breeding Bird Survey or
Christmas Bird Count data on the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center website
to determine the "best" place to see each bird.

North American Endemic Specialities in the Yukon - No Canadian Endemics
___ Blue Grouse ___ Brewer's Sparrow ___ California Gull ___ Clark's Nutcracker ___ Grey-crowned Rosy-Thrush ___ Harris's Sparrow ___ Le Conte's Sparrow ___ Mew Gull	___ Mountain Bluebird ___ Mountain Chickadee ___ Pileated Woodpecker ___ *Red-legged Kittiwake* ___ Ruffed Grouse ___ Say's Phoebe ___ Sharp-tailed Grouse ___ Smith's Longspur	___ Spruce Grouse ___ Timberline Sparrow ___ Townsend's Solitaire ___ Trumpeter Swan ___ Western Grebe ___ Whooping Crane ___ White-tailed Ptarmigan

Links checked November 25, 2000