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Gray-cheeked Thrush with a band, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Gray-cheeked Thrush with a band, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Gray-cheeked Thrush with a band, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Gray-cheeked Thrush with a band, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

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
Varied Thrush with a band, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Varied Thrush with a band, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Varied Thrush with a band, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

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
Two Least Auklets sitting on a rock on Kasatochi Volcano
Two Least Auklets sitting on a rock on Kasatochi Volcano
Two Least Auklets sitting on a rock on Kasatochi Volcano

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
A Least and Crested Auklet on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012
A Least and Crested Auklet on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012
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
A Crested Auklet egg wedged between rocks on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012
A Crested Auklet egg wedged between rocks on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012
A Crested Auklet egg wedged between rocks on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012

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.

Arctic Warbler
Arctic Warbler in Alaska
Arctic Warbler in Alaska
Arctic Warbler in Alaska

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
Juvenile Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Juvenile Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Juvenile Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

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.

An adult Bluethroat
Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Bluethroat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

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
A stream winding through polygonal ground on the Arctic Coastal Plain
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
Collect water chemistry and invertebrates at a degrading trough pond
Collect water chemistry and invertebrates at a degrading trough pond
Collect water chemistry and invertebrates at a degrading trough pond

Researchers collect water chemistry and invertebrates from a degrading trough pond.

A small shorebird on the tundra
Female Western Sandpiper on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Female Western Sandpiper on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Female Western Sandpiper on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

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. 

A Short-tailed Albatross on the water
A Short-tailed Albatross on the water
A Short-tailed Albatross on the water
A Short-tailed Albatross on the water

A Short-tailed Albatross on the water

Short-tailed Albatross taking off
Short-tailed Albatross taking off
Short-tailed Albatross taking off
Short-tailed Albatross taking off

Short-tailed Albatross taking off

Man releasing duck in Japan. He wears a face mask for protection from disease
USGS Scientist Andy Ramey releases a Northern Pintail Duck in Japan
USGS Scientist Andy Ramey releases a Northern Pintail Duck in Japan
USGS Scientist Andy Ramey releases a Northern Pintail Duck in Japan

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
An open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow
An open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow
An open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow

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
A landscape of open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow
A landscape of open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow
A landscape of open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow

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 in sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Open water in sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Open water in sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Open water in sea ice in the Beaufort Sea

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 and sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Open water and sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Open water and sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Open water and sea ice in the Beaufort Sea

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
Open water, sea ice, and pressure ridges in the Beaufort Sea
Open water, sea ice, and pressure ridges in the Beaufort Sea
Open water, sea ice, and pressure ridges in the Beaufort Sea

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.

A single caribou in the winter in Northern Alaska
A single caribou in the winter in Northern Alaska
A single caribou in the winter in Northern Alaska
A single caribou in the winter in Northern Alaska

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.