Tracking pacific loons from two breeding populations in Alaska
Connectivity Project, in partnership with the USGS Alaska
Collaborators across the Western Hemisphere have contributed tracking data from over 2,800 individuals representing 31 shorebird species as a single resource for use in management, conservation, and education and outreach.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Aquasis Migratory
Get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Neotropical migratory birds.
. nw South America Blackpoll Warbler 2,500-5,000 Alaska
The migratory birds tracking map shows where some birds have traveled while they were wearing a tracking device.
Bird Center; Lee Tibbitts and Dan Ruthrauff, USGS Alaska
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center scientists use novel technologies to track birds year-round throughout their annual cycle.
Ruthrauff, Joel Schmutz, and Lee Tibbitts of USGS Alaska
The iconic song of the American West, “Home on the Range,” got a key detail wrong — buffalo never roamed the region! But bison still do. Isn’t it time you learned why?
Bison were once found from Alaska to northern Mexico
Learn more about the Pacific loon, thought to be the most abundant loon in North America.
season spent on freshwater lakes in northern Canada, Alaska
This sweet-singing forest bird travels across the Americas each year to reach its northern breeding grounds. It is known for its ascending, flute-like song.
the United States during migration, stretching from Alaska
Un ave migratoria Neotropical es un ave que se reproduce en los Estados Unidos y el Canadá durante el verano, generalmente entre mayo y septiembre, y que pasa el resto del año en México, Centroamérica, Suramérica o las islas del Caribe.
. nw South America Dendroica striata 4,000-8,000 Alaska
Famous from innumerable trips to the seaside as well as Pixar’s short film Piper, sanderlings are the most prevalent sandpiper in the world. On almost any gentle, sandy beach, the little birds you see running back and forth are probably going to be sanderlings.
primarily in Greenland, and Canada, but also rarely in Alaska
