This past winter 38 counts were completed in the Alaska Region, which produced 144 species (plus 10 others during count weeks, cw), 118,778 individual birds, and involved 1033 participants (field and feeders). Excluding the number of counts all other of these metrics represent huge increases from the 121st CBC cycle; although also all still slightly below the proceeding five-year running averages. No ‘new’ species were added to the State CBC list; although about one-quarter (36) of the total count day plus count week species were only found on one of the counts (*, see below), while at the other extreme Bald Eagle and Common Raven were the only species found on at least three-quarters of the total counts, and six species (Northern Shrike, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Pine Grosbeak, and Common Redpoll) were found on at least one count in each of the State’s five geographic-climate subregions (described below). Considering the region in...