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Banded Greater White-fronted geese flying in northern Alaska.

Greater White-fronted Goose on the North Slope of Alaska, in the Chipp South area.

Incubating female white-fronted goose assumes hiding posture in response to vehicular traffic while the gander stands guard.  Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, USA.

Historically, the coastal plain of Alaska has been characterized by cloudy or foggy conditions, with only limited summer rain. However, with increasing air temperatures, convective storms are becoming increasingly common.

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Nearly all female walruses and their young migrate north through the Bering Strait with the seasonal retreat of sea ice. In the Chukchi Sea these walruses rest on sea ice as long as it is available.

White-fronted Goose on a lake in northern Alaska.

Nearly all female walruses and their young migrate north through the Bering Strait with the seasonal retreat of sea ice.  In the Chukchi Sea these walruses rest on sea ice as long as it is available.  In most recent years, beginning in 2007, sea ice has disappeared from these offshore habitats and walruses have turned to shore to rest.  USGS is studyi

The old Kennecott copper mill and shop.  The buildings are painted with red, characteristic for this mill. Kennecott was once a thriving mine and mill during the early 1900s. The mines are 5 miles up the mountain.

Savannah Sparrow nest with egg.  This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.

A Yellow-billed Loon swimming in a small lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain.

Greater Scaup on the Arctic Coastal Plain.

Male Long-tailed Duck floating in the water in Northern Alaska.

The fish weir is operated on the Pilgrim River by the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation with assistance from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Tundra swans on Alaskan breeding grounds. Tundra Swans breed on the tundra of Northern latitudes. 

 Chilkat River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.

Barrow's Goldeneye breeding habitat consists of wooded lakes and ponds in northwestern North America, eastern Canada and Iceland. Females sometimes lay eggs in the nests of other cavity-nesting ducks and it's not uncommon for Barrow's and Common Goldeneyes to hybridize.

Bristle-thighed Curlews on the largest mowed dike in the Ki’i Unit in James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge on Oahu, Hawaii

Bristle-thighed Curlews on small island in shallow ponds of the Ki’i Unit of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge on Oahu, Hawaii. 

Two Common Redpolls sitting in a snow covered spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska

A Black-capped Chickadee with a beak that has grown long and curved down. 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.