Seabird colony survey report 2013: Kenai Fjords National Park and Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Weiss EA, Curl JA, Phillips LM. 2014. Seabird colony survey report 2013: Kenai Fjords National Park and Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/KEFJ/NRDS—2014/616. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
In 2011, Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ), in cooperation with Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (AMNWR) and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), began a three year study to develop long-term monitoring protocols for breeding seabird colonies in KEFJ and AMNWR. In 2013, we tested three methods for surveying glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens) breeding populations using boat-based observer counts, boat-based photographic surveys, and aerial photographic surveys. Data from these surveys will be analyzed to determine the most accurate, feasible, and cost-effective methodology. In addition, we deployed time-lapse cameras to observe variation in nest attendance of gulls at 6 plots on one colony, and a bioacoustic recording device to identify nocturnal burrow-nesting seabirds on Matushka Island of AMNWR. We continued boat-based surveys of established black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) photo plots in the Chiswell Islands in collaboration with United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Weiss, Elisa; Curl, Jennifer; Phillips, Laura
- Date of Issue
- 2014-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- KEFJ , NRSS
- Keywords
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Birds, Black-legged Kittiwake, Chiswell Islands, Colony, glaucous-winged gull, KEFJ, Kenai Fjords National Park, Matushka Island, Seabirds
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Marine Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds