Lee Tibbitts
Shorebird ecology, population monitoring, waterbird conservation.
Professional Experience
1998 - Present Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1988 - 1998 Biological Technician/General Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/ National Biological Service, Anchorage, Alaska
1981 - 1988 Various biotechnical positions, federal/ state wildlife agencies and universities, Oregon and Hawaii
Education and Certifications
M.S. 2000 Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA Wildlife Biology
B.S. 1982 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Biology
Affiliations and Memberships*
Wilson Ornithological Society
American Ornithologist's Union
Cooper Ornithological Society
Association of Field Ornithologists
Waterbird Society
Wader Study Group
Science and Products
Change in abundance of Pacific brant wintering in Alaska: Evidence of a climate warming effect?
Extreme endurance flights by landbirds crossing the Pacific Ocean: Ecological corridor rather than barrier?
Winter movement dynamics of black brant
Inventory of montane-nesting birds in Katmai and Lake Clark national parks and preserves
Inventory of montane-nesting birds in the Arctic Network of National Parks, Alaska
Shorebird avoidance of nearshore feeding and roosting areas at night correlates with presence of a nocturnal avian predator
Pelagic seabird surveys in the Tuamotu and Gambier Archipelagos, French Polynesia
First record of laughing gull (Larus atricilla) in French Polynesia
Use of digital multispectral videography to assess seagrass distribution in San Quintin Bay, Baja California, Mexico
Long-term change in eelgrass distribution at Bahía San Quintín, Baja California, Mexico, using satellite imagery
Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
Seasonal shorebird use of intertidal habitats in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Science and Products
Change in abundance of Pacific brant wintering in Alaska: Evidence of a climate warming effect?
Extreme endurance flights by landbirds crossing the Pacific Ocean: Ecological corridor rather than barrier?
Winter movement dynamics of black brant
Inventory of montane-nesting birds in Katmai and Lake Clark national parks and preserves
Inventory of montane-nesting birds in the Arctic Network of National Parks, Alaska
Shorebird avoidance of nearshore feeding and roosting areas at night correlates with presence of a nocturnal avian predator
Pelagic seabird surveys in the Tuamotu and Gambier Archipelagos, French Polynesia
First record of laughing gull (Larus atricilla) in French Polynesia
Use of digital multispectral videography to assess seagrass distribution in San Quintin Bay, Baja California, Mexico
Long-term change in eelgrass distribution at Bahía San Quintín, Baja California, Mexico, using satellite imagery
Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
Seasonal shorebird use of intertidal habitats in Cook Inlet, Alaska
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government