The Avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Byrd, G. Vernon, Day, Robert H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1986
• Subjects: Animal distribution; Animal migration; Birds; Predation; Waterfowl; Aleutian Islands; Alaska; Bering Sea; Buldir Island; Arctic; Béringie; Îles Aléoutiennes; Kamchatka; Mer de Béring; Subarctic; subarctique*; Beringia
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65110

We studied the avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, between 1972 and 1984. During the study 126 forms of 125 species were recorded, including first North American records for 6 species and first Aleutian records for 4 others. Due to the absence of mammalian predators and rich food re...