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Greater Scaup floating on the water in Northern Alaska
Greater Scaup on a lake in Northern Alaska
Greater Scaup on a lake in Northern Alaska
Greater Scaup on a lake in Northern Alaska

Greater Scaup on the Arctic Coastal Plain.

A fish weir on the Pilgrim River to prevent fish from going downstream except when controlled by a gate
Fish weir on the Pilgrim River
Fish weir on the Pilgrim River
Fish weir on the Pilgrim River

The fish weir is operated on the Pilgrim River by the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation with assistance from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

The fish weir is operated on the Pilgrim River by the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation with assistance from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Chilkat River
Chilkat River in Southeast Alaska
Chilkat River in Southeast Alaska
Chilkat River in Southeast Alaska

 Chilkat River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.

 Chilkat River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.

Bristle-thighed Curlews on mowed dike in the Ki’i Unit of James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge on Oahu, Hawaii
Curlews loafing on the largest mowed dike in the Ki’i Unit
Curlews loafing on the largest mowed dike in the Ki’i Unit
Curlews loafing on the largest mowed dike in the Ki’i Unit

Bristle-thighed Curlews on the largest mowed dike in the Ki’i Unit in James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge on Oahu, Hawaii

Bristle-thighed Curlews on the largest mowed dike in the Ki’i Unit in James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge on Oahu, Hawaii

Bristle-thighed Curlews on small island in shallow ponds of the Ki’i Unit on Oahu, Hawaii
Curlews on small island in shallow ponds of the Ki’i Unit
Curlews on small island in shallow ponds of the Ki’i Unit
Curlews on small island in shallow ponds of the Ki’i Unit

Bristle-thighed Curlews on small island in shallow ponds of the Ki’i Unit of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge on Oahu, Hawaii. 

Bristle-thighed Curlews on small island in shallow ponds of the Ki’i Unit of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge on Oahu, Hawaii. 

Two Common Redpolls sitting in a snow covered spruce tree
Common Redpolls in a spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska
Common Redpolls in a spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska
Common Redpolls in a spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska

Two Common Redpolls sitting in a snow covered spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska

Two Common Redpolls sitting in a snow covered spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska

A Black-capped Chickadee with a beak that has grown long and curved down
Black-capped Chickadee with a deformed beak that has grown long and curved down
Black-capped Chickadee with a deformed beak that has grown long and curved down
Black-capped Chickadee with a deformed beak that has grown long and curved down

A Black-capped Chickadee with a beak that has grown long and curved down. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.

A Black-capped Chickadee with a beak that has grown long and curved down. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.

Blue-winged teal in Texas with an inset that shows the avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus

Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus

Alsek River with helicopter landed next to it
Alsek River in Southeast Alaska
Alsek River in Southeast Alaska
Alsek River in Southeast Alaska

Alsek River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.

Alsek River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.

Red-breasted Merganser pair
Red-breasted Merganser pair on the North Slope of Alaska
Red-breasted Merganser pair on the North Slope of Alaska
Red-breasted Merganser pair on the North Slope of Alaska

Red-breasted Merganser pair in North Slope of Alaska

Image shows a woman sitting on a rock in a stream
Panning for Rare Earths
Panning for Rare Earths
Panning for Rare Earths

A field assistant pans for monazite and rare earth minerals in Wolf Creek, which cuts through the Melozitna granite. This area is part of the Bureau of Land Management's Central Yukon Planning Area, where USGS did a critical mineral assessment in 2015.

A field assistant pans for monazite and rare earth minerals in Wolf Creek, which cuts through the Melozitna granite. This area is part of the Bureau of Land Management's Central Yukon Planning Area, where USGS did a critical mineral assessment in 2015.

A shorebird on a post in Hawaii
Bristle-thighed Curlew on a fence post on the island of Oahu, Hawaii
Bristle-thighed Curlew on a fence post on the island of Oahu, Hawaii
Bristle-thighed Curlew on a fence post on the island of Oahu, Hawaii

Bristle-thighed Curlew on a fence post on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.

Exit Creek below the mountains
Exit Creek and mountain view
Exit Creek and mountain view
Exit Creek and mountain view

Exit Creek below the mountains

Exit Creek below the mountains

Setting nets on Whitefish Lake on Lake Clark Nat'l Park and Preserve
Setting nets on Whitefish Lake on Lake Clark Nat'l Park and Preserve
Setting nets on Whitefish Lake on Lake Clark Nat'l Park and Preserve
Setting nets on Whitefish Lake on Lake Clark Nat'l Park and Preserve

Randy Brown and Dan Young are setting nets to catch whitefish on Whitefish Lake in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

Randy Brown and Dan Young are setting nets to catch whitefish on Whitefish Lake in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

Lake Clark outlet
Lake Clark outlet
Lake Clark outlet
Lake Clark outlet

Lake Clark outlet

A small flock of Sabine's Gulls flying over the top of the water
A small flock of Sabine's Gulls
A small flock of Sabine's Gulls
A small flock of Sabine's Gulls

A small flock of Sabine's Gulls flying over the top of the water

A small flock of Sabine's Gulls flying over the top of the water

Tufted Puffins perching near their burrows in a colony on Bogoslof Island
Tufted Puffins perching near their colony burrows on Bogoslof Island
Tufted Puffins perching near their colony burrows on Bogoslof Island
Tufted Puffins perching near their colony burrows on Bogoslof Island

Tufted Puffins perching near their burrows in a colony on Bogoslof Island (volcano) in the Aleutian Islands.

Tufted Puffins perching near their burrows in a colony on Bogoslof Island (volcano) in the Aleutian Islands.

Many people looking at a log on a hill
USGS team looking at a tsunami-rafted log above Stardust Bay, Alaska
USGS team looking at a tsunami-rafted log above Stardust Bay, Alaska
USGS team looking at a tsunami-rafted log above Stardust Bay, Alaska

USGS Alaska Earthquake Hazards research team investigates a tsunami-rafted drift log high above sea level at Stardust Bay, Sedanka Island, Alaska.

USGS Alaska Earthquake Hazards research team investigates a tsunami-rafted drift log high above sea level at Stardust Bay, Sedanka Island, Alaska.

A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain
A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain
A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain
A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain

A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain.

Scientist holding a gray bird
Young Northern Shrike captured at a Seward Peninsula banding station
Young Northern Shrike captured at a Seward Peninsula banding station
Young Northern Shrike captured at a Seward Peninsula banding station

A young Northern Shrike captured at a banding station on the Seward Peninsula. This photo was taken as part Phase 1 of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.

A young Northern Shrike captured at a banding station on the Seward Peninsula. This photo was taken as part Phase 1 of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.

Pacific sand lance on a measuring table aged to year one and year zero
Age 1 and 0 Pacific sand lance in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Age 1 and 0 Pacific sand lance in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Age 1 and 0 Pacific sand lance in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Two different age classes of sand lance showing length differences and condition between fish in an age class.

Two different age classes of sand lance showing length differences and condition between fish in an age class.