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Aerial Surveys of Shorebirds at Pre-migratory Staging Sites in Western Alaska, 2018-2019

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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.

Author(s): Ruthrauff, D. R.; Pohlen, Z. M.; Wilson, H. M.

Suggested Citation:
Ruthrauff, D. R., Pohlen, Z. M. and Wilson, H. M., 2020, Aerial surveys of shorebirds at pre-migratory staging sites in western Alaska, 2018-2019 (ver. 2.0, January 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZS5Y6N.

Version History:
First release: October 2020
Revised: January 2022 (ver. 2.0)

Referenced Publication(s):

Ruthrauff, D. R., Z. M. Pohlen, H. M. Wilson, and J. A. Johnson. 2021. Bar-tailed Godwits Limosa lapponica in Alaska: revisiting population estimates from the staging grounds. Wader Study 128(3):255-264. doi:10.18194/ws.00251


DataID: 343 | doi:10.5066/P9ZS5Y6N | Date Posted Online: 2020-10-15 | Last Updated: 2022-01-19 15:06:35

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