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Seward

Populated place in Alaska (USGS GNIS); routed as town for indexing. County equivalent: Kenai Peninsula. Map: Seward A-7 SW.

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Sources

  • U.S. Geological Survey — Geographic Names Information System · View feature
  • Alaska Department of Natural Resources — Open Data & maps · View source
  • Alaska DOT&PF — 511 travel information · View source
  • U.S. Census Bureau — data.census.gov (place & boundary research) · View source

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60.1041667, -149.4422222 · WGS84

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Quick facts

Region
Kenai Peninsula
Latitude
60.1041667
Longitude
-149.4422222

ID 1414598 · Names and coordinates from USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), public domain. Verify boundaries and status with Census and local government. Not legal advice.

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Birds sighted here

Sorted by most common to least common viewings (representative regional checklist). Representative checklist frequency for the Seward area; not a formal census.

  1. Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
  2. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
  3. Common Gull Larus canus
  4. Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
  5. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
  6. Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
  7. Dunlin Calidris alpina
  8. Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
  9. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
  10. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
  11. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
  12. Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
  13. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
  14. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
  15. Gadwall Mareca strepera
  16. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
  17. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
  18. American Wigeon Mareca americana
  19. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
  20. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
  21. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
  22. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  23. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
  24. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
  25. American Robin Turdus migratorius
  26. Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
  27. Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
  28. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
  29. Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens
  30. Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
  31. Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
  32. Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus
  33. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
  34. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
  35. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
  36. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
  37. Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
  38. Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
  39. Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
  40. Aleutian Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
  41. Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
  42. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
  43. Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis
  44. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
  45. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
  46. Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
  47. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
  48. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
  49. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
  50. Common Murre Uria aalge
  51. Common Raven Corvus corax
  52. Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
  53. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
  54. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
  55. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
  56. Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
  57. Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
  58. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
  59. Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
  60. Fork-tailed Storm-petrel Hydrobates furcatus
  61. American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
  62. Black Scoter Melanitta americana
  63. Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
  64. Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
  65. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
  66. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
  67. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
  68. Surfbird Calidris virgata
  69. Sanderling Calidris alba
  70. Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
  71. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
  72. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
  73. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
  74. Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
  75. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
  76. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
  77. White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
  78. Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
  79. Canvasback Aythya valisineria
  80. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
  81. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
  82. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
  83. White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
  84. Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
  85. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
  86. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
  87. Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
  88. Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus
  89. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
  90. Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
  91. Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
  92. Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
  93. Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
  94. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
  95. Common Eider Somateria mollissima
  96. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
  97. Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
  98. Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
  99. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
  100. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
  101. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
  102. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
  103. Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
  104. Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
  105. Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
  106. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
  107. Red Knot Calidris canutus
  108. Common Loon Gavia immer
  109. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
  110. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
  111. Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis
  112. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
  113. American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
  114. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
  115. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
  116. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
  117. Redhead Aythya americana
  118. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
  119. White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura
  120. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
  121. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
  122. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
  123. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
  124. Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia
  125. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
  126. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
  127. Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
  128. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
  129. Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
  130. Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
  131. Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
  132. American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
  133. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
  134. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
  135. McKay's Bunting Plectrophenax hyperboreus
  136. Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
  137. Ross's Goose Anser rossii
  138. Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
  139. King Eider Somateria spectabilis
  140. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis
  141. Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
  142. American Coot Fulica americana
  143. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
  144. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
  145. Ruff Calidris pugnax
  146. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
  147. Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
  148. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
  149. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
  150. Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
  151. Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris
  152. Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
  153. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
  154. Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
  155. Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
  156. Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
  157. Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile
  158. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
  159. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
  160. Northern Goshawk Astur atricapillus
  161. Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
  162. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
  163. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
  164. Merlin Falco columbarius
  165. Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
  166. Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
  167. Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus
  168. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
  169. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
  170. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
  171. Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
  172. Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
  173. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
  174. Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
  175. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
  176. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
  177. Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
  178. Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
  179. Rock Pigeon Columba livia

Government & open data

Official boundaries and programs differ by agency. Use these as starting points alongside GNIS coordinates.

Alaska DOT travel and roads: https://dot.alaska.gov/ — 511: http://511.alaska.gov/ · Alaska DNR Open Data: https://data-soa-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com/

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