USGS Alaska Science Center Shorebird Research Program
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The USGS Alaska Science Center shorebird research program focuses on studies that improve our knowledge of shorebirds and addresses key questions for management agencies about the distribution and abundance of these species. This video provides an overview of the decades-long research program on long-distance migratory shorebirds that breed in Alaska and winter in locations around the globe.
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Some content was used with permission from Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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