Alaska Shorebird Group 2023 Annual Summary now available
The 2023 Annual Summary of the Alaska Shorebird Group is now available. This document summarizes all shorebird work conducted throughout the state in 2023. Many of these projects submit observations to eBird and provide insights into species abundance and distributions in remote and hard to access parts of the state. The following summaries are included in the report:
- Population reassessment of Rock Sandpipers breeding on Bering Sea islands
- Shorebirds for Today and Tomorrow: Culture-and Place-Based Learning at Schools and Communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
- Hawai’i Society’s 2023 Kōlea Quest 2023
- Long-term monitoring of Black Oystercatchers in the Gulf of Alaska
- Shorebird Tracking from DoD-owned sites across Alaska
- Shorebird Science and Conservation Collective
- Determining vital rates of Red Knots (Calidris canutus roselaari) breeding in Alaska
- Prudhoe Bay Long-term Nest Monitoring
- Long-term shorebird monitoring in the Willow Project area, NPR-A, Alaska
- Understanding the Ecological Factors influencing Dunlin Movement Ecology on the Breeding Grounds
- Reproductive ecology of shorebirds at Utqiaġvik, Alaska in 2023
- Determining shorebird population status and trends in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area using PRISM protocols and automated recording units
- Breeding ecology of tundra-nesting birds at sites on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Dunlin adult survival, mate fidelity, and breeding dispersal
- Migration pathways for American Golden-plover and Stilt Sandpiper
- Acoustic and visual monitoring of the Willow Development Area in the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska
- Kachemak Bay shorebird monitoring project
- Migratory patterns and vital rates of boreal breeding shorebirds at Eielson Air Force Base
- Migratory movements of Alaska-breeding Upland Sandpipers
- Lesser Yellowlegs research and conservation
- Red Knot abundance, diet, and habitat use in Controller Bay
- Evaluating the effects of agricultural practices on shorebird abundance, body condition, and invertebrate biomass in the Prairie Pothole Region
Please visit the Alaska Shorebird Group’s annual summaries page to download the full report.