Aerial surveys of shorebirds at pre-migratory staging sites in western Alaska, 2018-2019

These data are in one table and document the numbers of four species of shorebird counted during aerial surveys of coastal sites in western Alaska. Survey regions encompassed coastline between the mouths of the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers, and the northern coast of the Alaska Peninsula from the mouth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ruthrauff, Daniel R, Pohlen, Zak M., Wilson, Heather M.
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2020
Subjects:
Migratory birds , Aerial surveys , Seasonal distribution , Wildlife , Coastal ecosystems , Aerial photography , Migratory species , Shorebirds , Bar-tailed Godwit , Hudsonian Godwit , Marbled Godwit , Whimbrel
Yukon
Kuskokwim
Whimbrel
Alaska
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/p9zs5y6n
https://alaska.usgs.gov/products/data.php?dataid=343
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Summary:These data are in one table and document the numbers of four species of shorebird counted during aerial surveys of coastal sites in western Alaska. Survey regions encompassed coastline between the mouths of the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers, and the northern coast of the Alaska Peninsula from the mouths of the Kvichak and Naknek Rivers to Nelson Lagoon. Surveys were flown from 7-9 September 2018 and 20-22 August 2019.

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