Nesting Activity of Kittlitz’s Murrelet in the Kakagrak Hills, Northwestern Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Kissling, Michelle L., Lewis, Stephen B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2016
• Subjects: Kittlitz’s Murrelet; Brachyramphus brevirostris; Alaska; nesting habitat; nest density; nesting success; sampling design; guillemot de Kittlitz; habitat de nidification; densité des nids; réussite de nidification; plan d’échantillonnage; Cape Krusenstern; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67616

The Kittlitz’s Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) is a broadly distributed but uncommon seabird species endemic to coastal Alaska and eastern Russia. Although northern Alaska constitutes a large portion of this species’ range, little is known about Kittlitz’s Murrelets in this vast region. We stu...