Daily observations of birds from the Toolik Naturalist Journal, Toolik Field Station, Alaska, 2006-2019 ...
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...
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Format: | Dataset |
Language: | English |
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Arctic Data Center
2020
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2k35md7k https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2K35MD7K |
Summary: | 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 ... |
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