Daily observations of birds from the Toolik Naturalist Journal, Toolik Field Station, Alaska, 2006-2019

• Main Authors: Amanda B. Young, Brie van Dam, Anja Kade, Christie Haupert, Seth Beaudreault, Jake Schas, Jade Lawrence, Juliette Funck, Adeline Murthy, Aart Nugteren, Justin Johnson, Chad Diesinger, Faye Ethridge, Robin Rauch, Emma Boone, Joe Huebner, Molly Timm, Thom Walker, Brett Biebuyck, Keri Sikula, Laura Brosius, Scott Houghton, Travis Peterson
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2020
• Subjects: Toolik Field Station; Arctic; Birds; TFS; Alaska; Arctic birds; north slope
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2K35MD7K

The Toolik Field Station - Naturalist Journal is a daily collection of observations of weather, wildlife, and phenological characteristics around the Toolik Lake region. The bird records are from as far south as Travis creek (50 kilometers (km) south of Toolik on the Dalton Highway) to as far north as Ice cut (~65 km north of Toolik on the Dalton Highway). Birds are recorded if they are seen, heard, or if in the daily comments there is a record of an bird being seen. Birds not listed in the comments are recorded as common or rare. Rare birds are those that are rarely seen in the Toolik area. Birds are not specifically searched for on a daily basis, all observations are happenstance. During the months of May-September observations are made daily along the Dalton Highway. From October to April, observations are most often limited to the area directly around Toolik Field Station out to Imnaviat Creek (~5 km from Toolik Field Station). Weather conditions greatly impacts sightings of birds, on a cold windy or rainy day there are frequently fewer sightings. However, best efforts are made to record the birds that are present.