Before checking a field guide, write a brief description and sketch the bird showing the pattern of markings and labeling colors. Then check your field guide to confirm your sighting. Report unusual sightings to Round Island staff as soon as possible. Bird species inhabiting Round Island are relatively well known. The lists were generally compiled from May to August.
Relative abundance is les well known.
Hence, this checklist should be considered provisionary. Hopefully, this list will focus future attention on the birds of Round Island, and it will be updated periodically as new observation are collected. Round Island seems to attract fewer unusual birds than islands in the western Aleutians, and many of the species on this list are casual or accidental vagrants that are unlikely to be encountered by visitors. Birds of Round Island, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game.