As the seasons change, so does the variety of birds that can be found in the Hoonah area. See the local checklist (link above) for a detailed account of each species frequency in each season. It was written for Juneau (40 miles away), but most of the information is the same for Hoonah.

Winter is characterized by a wealth of sea ducks, dabbling ducks, geese, grebes, alcids (murrelets, murres, guillemots, etc.), loons, cormorants, and gulls. Though some of those remain all year, most have headed north to breed by May 15th, and the main attraction for birders becomes much more diverse and land-based, with warblers, sparrows, flycatchers, swallows, swifts, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, sapsuckers, crossbills, and thrushes. Shorebirds are often seen during spring and fall migration.