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USGS Alaska Science Center Juneau Water field office
USGS Alaska Science Center Juneau Water field office
USGS Alaska Science Center Juneau Water field office
USGS Alaska Science Center Juneau Water field office

USGS Alaska Science Center Juneau Water field office

Broken sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Broken sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Broken sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Broken 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.

Sea ice view from a helicopter
Sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
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.

Small pressure ridge in sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Small pressure ridge in sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Small pressure ridge in sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
Small pressure ridge in sea ice in the Beaufort Sea

A view of a pressure ridge in the sea ice in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.

A view of a pressure ridge in the sea ice in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.

Large black bird with a longer beak than normal in a tree
Northwestern Crow with deformed top beak in Auke Bay, Juneau, Alaska
Northwestern Crow with deformed top beak in Auke Bay, Juneau, Alaska
Northwestern Crow with deformed top beak in Auke Bay, Juneau, Alaska

Northwestern Crow with deformed top beak in Auke Bay, Juneau, Alaska. 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.

Northwestern Crow with deformed top beak in Auke Bay, Juneau, Alaska. 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.

Male polar bear with large belly on ice with ice chunks in background. Bear is 1,265 pounds!
Male polar bear, Alaska
Male polar bear, Alaska
Male polar bear, Alaska

A large male polar bear weighing 1,265 pounds. Photo taken while conducting field work in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska. 

A large male polar bear weighing 1,265 pounds. Photo taken while conducting field work in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska. 

Polar bear still-hunting (waiting by an air hole for seals) on the sea ice
Polar bear still-hunting on the sea ice
Polar bear still-hunting on the sea ice
Polar bear still-hunting on the sea ice

An adult male polar bear still-hunting at a seal hole on the sea ice of the southern Beaufort Sea.

An adult male polar bear still-hunting at a seal hole on the sea ice of the southern Beaufort Sea.

Polar bear still hunting at a seal breathing hole
Polar bear still hunting at a seal breathing hole
Polar bear still hunting at a seal breathing hole
Polar bear still hunting at a seal breathing hole

Polar bear still hunting at a seal breathing hole

Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice in the northern Bering Sea, near St. Lawrence Island
Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice, Alaska
Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice, Alaska
Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice, Alaska

Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice in the northern Bering Sea, near St. Lawrence Island

Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice in the northern Bering Sea, near St. Lawrence Island

Small bird with long beak
Black-capped Chickadee with a long down-curved elongated top beak
Black-capped Chickadee with a long down-curved elongated top beak
Black-capped Chickadee with a long down-curved elongated top beak

Black-capped Chickadee with a long down-curved elongated top beak. 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.

Black-capped Chickadee with a long down-curved elongated top beak. 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.

Large polar bear
Large polar bear
Large polar bear
Large polar bear

Large polar bear

large group of Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice in the northern Bering Sea, near St. Lawrence Island
Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice
Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice
Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice

Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice in the northern Bering Sea, near St. Lawrence Island.

Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice in the northern Bering Sea, near St. Lawrence Island.

A section of open water on the Nome River, Alaska
A section of open water on the Nome River, Alaska
A section of open water on the Nome River, Alaska
A section of open water on the Nome River, Alaska

Using remote sensing through the ice to determine how much water was in the Nome River in the winter. Some spots were open to the air.

Using remote sensing through the ice to determine how much water was in the Nome River in the winter. Some spots were open to the air.

Ice sampling on the Nome River, Alaska
Ice sampling on the Nome River, Alaska
Ice sampling on the Nome River, Alaska
Ice sampling on the Nome River, Alaska

Using remote sensing through the ice to determine how much water was in the Nome River in the winter.

Using remote sensing through the ice to determine how much water was in the Nome River in the winter.

Drilling a hole in the ice on the Nome River, Alaska
Drilling a hole in the ice on the Nome River, Alaska
Drilling a hole in the ice on the Nome River, Alaska
Drilling a hole in the ice on the Nome River, Alaska

Using remote sensing through the ice to determine how much water was in the Nome River in the winter.

Using remote sensing through the ice to determine how much water was in the Nome River in the winter.

A small bird in a tree with a really curved beak
Black-capped Chickadee with an elongated and decurved maxilla
Black-capped Chickadee with an elongated and decurved maxilla
Black-capped Chickadee with an elongated and decurved maxilla

Black-capped Chickadee with an elongated and decurved maxilla.

Open water of the Tanana River in November, 2008
Tanana River winter water sampling
Tanana River winter water sampling
Tanana River winter water sampling

Water sampling on the Tanana River.  Notice the poles of the piezometers installed in the river. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Water sampling on the Tanana River.  Notice the poles of the piezometers installed in the river. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologists looking from a bluff over the Tanana River in November 2008
Biologists looking over the Tanana River in November, 2008
Biologists looking over the Tanana River in November, 2008
Biologists looking over the Tanana River in November, 2008

Biologists looking from a bluff over the Tanana River in November 2008. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologists looking from a bluff over the Tanana River in November 2008. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Salmon eggs in the gravel of the Tanana River in November 2008
Tanana River salmon eggs in the gravel in November 2008
Tanana River salmon eggs in the gravel in November 2008
Tanana River salmon eggs in the gravel in November 2008

Chum salmon eggs in the gravel in the Tanana River. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Chum salmon eggs in the gravel in the Tanana River. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologist reading water meter in the Tanana River in November, 2008
Biologist reading water sampling meter during winter Tanana River work
Biologist reading water sampling meter during winter Tanana River work
Biologist reading water sampling meter during winter Tanana River work

Biologist reading water meter in the Tanana River in November, 2008. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologist reading water meter in the Tanana River in November, 2008. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologist standing next to the shore getting ready to sample winter water
Biologist getting ready for Tanana River sampling in November, 2008
Biologist getting ready for Tanana River sampling in November, 2008
Biologist getting ready for Tanana River sampling in November, 2008

Biologist standing next to the shore getting ready to sample water in the Tanana River. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologist standing next to the shore getting ready to sample water in the Tanana River. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.