Gray-cheeked Thrush with a band from the Seward Peninsula in Alaska.
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![Gray-cheeked Thrush with a band, Seward Peninsula, Alaska](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/Gray-cheeked%20Thrush%20with%20a%20band%20from%20the%20Seward%20Peninsula%20in%20Alaska%20in%202012.%20Photo%20credit%20to%20Rachel%20M.%20Richardson.jpg?itok=8jSgn4lY)
Gray-cheeked Thrush with a band from the Seward Peninsula in Alaska.
![Scientist holding Varied Thrush with a band on its left leg, Seward Peninsula, Alaska](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/Varied%20Thrush%20with%20a%20band%20from%20the%20Seward%20Peninsula%20in%20Alaska%20in%202012.%20Photo%20credit%20to%20Rachel%20M.%20Richardson.jpg?itok=CQhlTJfw)
USGS scientists holding a Varied Thrush recenly banded on the Seward Peninsula in Alaska.
USGS scientists holding a Varied Thrush recenly banded on the Seward Peninsula in Alaska.
![Two Least Auklets sitting on a rock on Kasatochi Volcano](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/Least_Auklet_Kasatochi_6-19-2012_Gary_Drew.jpg?itok=JviS171_)
Two Least Auklets sitting on rocks on Kasatochi Volcano four years after the catastrophic eruption in 2008.
Two Least Auklets sitting on rocks on Kasatochi Volcano four years after the catastrophic eruption in 2008.
![A Least and Crested Auklet on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/Least_and_Crested_Auklet_Kasatochi_6-19-2012_Gary_Drew.jpg?itok=9HZrGF4W)
A Least and Crested Auklet on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012
A Least and Crested Auklet on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012
![A Crested Auklet egg wedged between rocks on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/Crested_Auklet_egg_Kasatochi_6-18-2012_Gary_Drew.jpg?itok=FX4bpc8c)
A Crested Auklet egg wedged between rocks on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012. They laid there eggs in crevices because of the lack of vegetation on the island due to the August 2008 catastrophic eruption.
A Crested Auklet egg wedged between rocks on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012. They laid there eggs in crevices because of the lack of vegetation on the island due to the August 2008 catastrophic eruption.
Scientist holding an Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo is part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystems Boreal-Arctic Transition program.
Scientist holding an Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo is part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystems Boreal-Arctic Transition program.
![A scientist holding a young Bluethroat](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/BLUE_juvenile_6-17-2012_Rachel_Richardson_0.jpg?itok=8Ug5kGop)
Juvenile Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Juvenile Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
A stream winding through polygonal ground on the Arctic Coastal Plain
A stream winding through polygonal ground on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Researchers collect water chemistry and invertebrates from a degrading trough pond.
Researchers collect water chemistry and invertebrates from a degrading trough pond.
![A small shorebird on the tundra](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/Female_Western_Sandpiper_Seward_Pen_6-4-2012_Rachel_Richardson.jpg?itok=fS5GTQjs)
Female Western Sandpiper. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Female Western Sandpiper. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
![USGS gage 15955000 Canning River above Staines River near Deadhorse, AK. Derek Frohbelter loading helicopter for return to Kavik](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/2015-01-Jan-CR.jpg?itok=fScPcFoJ)
USGS gage 15955000 Canning River above Staines River near Deadhorse, AK. Derek Frohbelter loading helicopter for return to Kavik.
USGS gage 15955000 Canning River above Staines River near Deadhorse, AK. Derek Frohbelter loading helicopter for return to Kavik.
A Short-tailed Albatross on the water
A Short-tailed Albatross on the water
Short-tailed Albatross taking off
USGS Alaska Science Center biologists Andrew Ramey and John Reed travelled to Japan to capture spring staging northern pintail ducks in collaboration with researchers from the University of Tokyo, Satoyama Research Society, and Kucharo Lake Waterfowl Observatory.
USGS Alaska Science Center biologists Andrew Ramey and John Reed travelled to Japan to capture spring staging northern pintail ducks in collaboration with researchers from the University of Tokyo, Satoyama Research Society, and Kucharo Lake Waterfowl Observatory.
![An open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow portrait view](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/sea_ice_Lily_Peacock_4-1-2012a.jpg?itok=-tqkuj2d)
An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.
An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.
![An open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow landscape view](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/sea_ice_Lily_Peacock_4-1-2012b.jpg?itok=EGuvR0lu)
An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.
An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.
An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.
An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.
An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.
An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.
![Open water, sea ice, and pressure ridges in the Beaufort Sea](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/sea_ice_Lily_Peacock_4-1-2012e.jpg?itok=__BN_Fnh)
An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.
An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.