Breeding seabird distribution and abundance along the south side of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Bailey EP. 1976. Breeding seabird distribution and abundance along the south side of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. National Park Service Alaska Region Natural Resources Survey and Inventory Report. AR-76/05. US National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service
This document reports the findings of an inventory of marine birds and mammals between 19 June and 14 July 1976 along the south side of the Kenai Peninsula between Point Adam and Cape Resurrection. The most important objective of this 26-day coastal survey, which was conducted by the U.S. National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was to locate seabird colonies. This was the first systematic reconnaissance done of the area. The coastline was divided into 14 geographic units to facilitate the analysis of about 195,000 sightings of seabirds and another 10,000 sightings of marine mammals. Species composition, abundance, and extent of breeding colonies varied markedly by coastal segment. A Kittlitz's murrelet nest was found in the Pye Islands and represented only the fourth such nest found to that time. Data are presented in tables and on large-scale maps.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bailey, Edgar
- Date of Issue
- 1976-12
- Publisher
- US National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Units
- KEFJ
- Keywords
- Abundance, Birds, Chiswell Islands, Chugach Islands, Distribution, falcons, Gulls, Hawks, Inventory, Inventory And Monitoring, Kenai Fjords National Park, Maps, Marine Mammals, Nuka Island, Otters, Pinnipeds, Population, Pye Islands, Resurrection Bay, Sea Birds, Seabirds, Studies, Surveys, Terns, Water Birds