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Least and Crested Auklets standing on the ash mud slope of Kasatochi Volcano
Auklet panorama on Kasatochi Volcano one year after the eruption
Auklet panorama on Kasatochi Volcano one year after the eruption
Auklet panorama on Kasatochi Volcano one year after the eruption

Least and Crested Auklet panorama on Kasatochi Volcano one year after the catastrophic eruption of August 7, 2008.

Least and Crested Auklet panorama on Kasatochi Volcano one year after the catastrophic eruption of August 7, 2008.

Image: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Vessel Seen Through Bird Flock
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Vessel Seen Through Bird Flock
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Vessel Seen Through Bird Flock
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Vessel Seen Through Bird Flock

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service vessel Tiglax off of Kasatochi Island, Alaska, as seen through a flock of Crested Auklets.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service vessel Tiglax off of Kasatochi Island, Alaska, as seen through a flock of Crested Auklets.

Gullies on Kasatochi Volcano showing erosion one year after the 2008 eruption
Erosion gullies on Kasatochi Volcano one year after the 2008 eruption
Erosion gullies on Kasatochi Volcano one year after the 2008 eruption
Erosion gullies on Kasatochi Volcano one year after the 2008 eruption

Gullies on Kasatochi Volcano showing erosion one year after the 2008 eruption

Laysan Albatross sitting in the water
Laysan Albatross sitting in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross sitting in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross sitting in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano

Laysan Albatross floating in the waters near the Kasatochi Volcano one year after the catastrophic eruption.

Laysan Albatross floating in the waters near the Kasatochi Volcano one year after the catastrophic eruption.

Large gully on Kasatochi Volcano in 2009 showing erosion effects
Large gully on Kasatochi Volcano in 2009
Large gully on Kasatochi Volcano in 2009
Large gully on Kasatochi Volcano in 2009

Large gully on Kasatochi Volcano in 2009 showing erosion effects

Large gully on Kasatochi Volcano in 2009 showing erosion effects

Laysan Albatross sitting in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross sitting calmly in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross sitting calmly in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross sitting calmly in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano

Laysan Albatross sitting calmly in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano

Laysan Albatross swimming in the water near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross in the water near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross in the water near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross in the water near Kasatochi Volcano

Laysan Albatross swimming in the water near Kasatochi Volcano

Lone sea lion hauled out on rocks of Kasatochi Volcano in 2009
Lone sea lion hauled out on rocks of Kasatochi Volcano in 2009
Lone sea lion hauled out on rocks of Kasatochi Volcano in 2009
Lone sea lion hauled out on rocks of Kasatochi Volcano in 2009

Lone sea lion hauled out on rocks of Kasatochi Volcano in 2009.

Time-lapse camera on Kasatochi volcano one year after the 2008 eruption
Time-lapse camera on Kasatochi volcano one year after the 2008 eruptio
Time-lapse camera on Kasatochi volcano one year after the 2008 eruptio
Time-lapse camera on Kasatochi volcano one year after the 2008 eruptio

Time-lapse camera on Kasatochi volcano one year after the 2008 eruption.

Laysan Albatross with it wings up in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross with wings out near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross with wings out near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross with wings out near Kasatochi Volcano

Laysan Albatross with wings out sitting in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano

Laysan Albatross with wings out sitting in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano

Laysan Albatross sitting in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross near Kasatochi Volcano

Laysan Albatross near Kasatochi Volcano

Laysan Albatross sitting in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross swimming in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross swimming in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano
Laysan Albatross swimming in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano

Laysan Albatross swimming in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano

A soil profile buried under ash from the 2008 eruption of Kasatochi Volcano
A soil profile buried under Kasatochi Volcano 2008 eruption ash
A soil profile buried under Kasatochi Volcano 2008 eruption ash
A soil profile buried under Kasatochi Volcano 2008 eruption ash

A soil profile buried under ash from the 2008 eruption of Kasatochi volcano

Gullies on the slopes of Kasatochi Volcano seen from the water
Gullies on the slopes of Kasatochi Volcano seen from the water
Gullies on the slopes of Kasatochi Volcano seen from the water
Gullies on the slopes of Kasatochi Volcano seen from the water

Gullies on the slopes of Kasatochi Volcano seen from the water

Slopes of Kasatochi Volcano from the water in 2009
Slopes of Kasatochi Volcano from the water in 2009
Slopes of Kasatochi Volcano from the water in 2009
Slopes of Kasatochi Volcano from the water in 2009

Slopes of Kasatochi Volcano from the water in 2009.

R/V Tiglax offshore of Kasatochi Volcano with flock of auklets in the air
R/V Tiglax offshore of Kasatochi Volcano with flock of auklets in the
R/V Tiglax offshore of Kasatochi Volcano with flock of auklets in the
R/V Tiglax offshore of Kasatochi Volcano with flock of auklets in the

R/V Tiglax offshore of Kasatochi Volcano with flock of auklets in the air.

View of Kasatochi from the water in 2009
View of Kasatochi from the water in 2009
View of Kasatochi from the water in 2009
View of Kasatochi from the water in 2009

View of Kasatochi from the water in 2009.

A Spectacled Eider with radio transmitter wire on its back.
A Spectacled Eider carrying a radio transmitter
A Spectacled Eider carrying a radio transmitter
A Spectacled Eider carrying a radio transmitter

A Spectacled Eider carrying an intracoelomic radio transmitter near the Colville River. To track the movements of Spectacled Eider and other waterfowl for extended periods of time, intracoelomic radio transmitters were surgically implanted in birds during the late 90s through the early 2010s.

A Spectacled Eider carrying an intracoelomic radio transmitter near the Colville River. To track the movements of Spectacled Eider and other waterfowl for extended periods of time, intracoelomic radio transmitters were surgically implanted in birds during the late 90s through the early 2010s.

A nest of shorebird eggs on the tundra of Alaska
Whimbrel nest in the Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
Whimbrel nest in the Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
Whimbrel nest in the Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge

Whimbrel nest in the Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge.

veterinarian implants satellite transmitter in a Whimbrel
Deploying satellite transmitter in Whimbrel
Deploying satellite transmitter in Whimbrel
Deploying satellite transmitter in Whimbrel

USGS wildlife biologist Lee Tibbitts and veterinarian Dan Mulcahy surgically implant a battery-powered satellite transmitter in a Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, USFWS Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

USGS wildlife biologist Lee Tibbitts and veterinarian Dan Mulcahy surgically implant a battery-powered satellite transmitter in a Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, USFWS Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Whimbrel released with satellite transmitter, Alaska
Whimbrel released with satellite transmitter, Alaska
Whimbrel released with satellite transmitter, Alaska
Whimbrel released with satellite transmitter, Alaska

Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge Biologist Chris Harwood releases a Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus following surgical procedure to implant a battery-powered satellite transmitter, Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge Biologist Chris Harwood releases a Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus following surgical procedure to implant a battery-powered satellite transmitter, Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska