The Barren Islands (58°55′N, 152°10′W) in the northwestern Gulf of Alaska are the breeding stations for the largest marine bird populations in the region (Bailey 1976); however, little is known about the land birds breeding on or migrating through these islands. The only information available on land birds of the Barren Island area is by Isleib and Kessel (1973) and Bailey (1976). Rausch (1958) described the birds of Middleton Island, an isolated island in the northcentral Gulf of Alaska. In this paper, we briefly discuss the habitat utilization of breeding and migrant birds of the Barren Islands and the timing of their migration. Shorebirds are included because they utilized terrestrial habitat.