Spectacled Eiders nest along Arctic coasts of Alaska and Russia and on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in Alaska. Spectacled eiders arrive on the breeding grounds as pairs in late-May or in June.
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Female Spectacled Eider
Spectacled Eiders nest along Arctic coasts of Alaska and Russia and on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in Alaska. Spectacled eiders arrive on the breeding grounds as pairs in late-May or in June.
Collect water chemistry and invertebrates at a degrading trough pond
Collect water chemistry and invertebrates at a degrading trough pondResearchers collect water chemistry and invertebrates from a degrading trough pond.
Collect water chemistry and invertebrates at a degrading trough pond
Collect water chemistry and invertebrates at a degrading trough pondResearchers collect water chemistry and invertebrates from a degrading trough pond.
Female Western Sandpiper on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Female Western Sandpiper on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaFemale Western Sandpiper. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Female Western Sandpiper on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Female Western Sandpiper on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaFemale Western Sandpiper. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
USGS Employee Loading Helicopter At Gage 15955000 Canning River, AK.
USGS Employee Loading Helicopter At Gage 15955000 Canning River, AK.USGS gage 15955000 Canning River above Staines River near Deadhorse, AK. Derek Frohbelter loading helicopter for return to Kavik.
USGS Employee Loading Helicopter At Gage 15955000 Canning River, AK.
USGS Employee Loading Helicopter At Gage 15955000 Canning River, AK.USGS gage 15955000 Canning River above Staines River near Deadhorse, AK. Derek Frohbelter loading helicopter for return to Kavik.
A Short-tailed Albatross on the water
A Short-tailed Albatross on the water
A Short-tailed Albatross on the water
Short-tailed Albatross taking off
Short-tailed Albatross taking off
Short-tailed Albatross taking off
Gray-cheeked Thrush on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Gray-cheeked Thrush on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaA Gray-cheeked Thrush perched in a shrub. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Gray-cheeked Thrush on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Gray-cheeked Thrush on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaA Gray-cheeked Thrush perched in a shrub. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Male Lapland Longspur in the tundra
Male Lapland Longspur in the tundra. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Male Lapland Longspur in the tundra. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
USGS Scientist Andy Ramey releases a Northern Pintail Duck in Japan
USGS Scientist Andy Ramey releases a Northern Pintail Duck in JapanUSGS Alaska Science Center biologists Andrew Ramey and John Reed travelled to Japan to capture spring staging northern pintail ducks in collaboration with researchers from the University of Tokyo, Satoyama Research Society, and Kucharo Lake Waterfowl Observatory.
USGS Scientist Andy Ramey releases a Northern Pintail Duck in Japan
USGS Scientist Andy Ramey releases a Northern Pintail Duck in JapanUSGS Alaska Science Center biologists Andrew Ramey and John Reed travelled to Japan to capture spring staging northern pintail ducks in collaboration with researchers from the University of Tokyo, Satoyama Research Society, and Kucharo Lake Waterfowl Observatory.
Open water in 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.
Open water and 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.
An open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow
An open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snowAn 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 open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow
An open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snowAn 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.
A landscape of open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow
A landscape of open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snowAn 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.
A landscape of open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snow
A landscape of open water lead in the sea ice with blowing snowAn 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.
Open water, sea ice, and pressure ridges in the Beaufort Sea
Open water, sea ice, and pressure ridges in the Beaufort SeaAn 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.
Open water, sea ice, and pressure ridges in the Beaufort Sea
Open water, sea ice, and pressure ridges in the Beaufort SeaAn 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.
Caribou walking in a line in the winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou walking in a line in the winter in Northern AlaskaCaribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou walking in a line in the winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou walking in a line in the winter in Northern AlaskaCaribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
A single caribou in the winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
An open water lead in the sea ice
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.
Lone seal on 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.
USGS scientist measuring for suspected alopecia
A polar bear is being subjected to the enhanced sampling protocol for suspected alopecic bears. In the photo, we're using the tape measure to demonstrate the size of the area of hair loss on the neck. This photo was taken on the sea ice north of Utqiagvik, Alaska.
A polar bear is being subjected to the enhanced sampling protocol for suspected alopecic bears. In the photo, we're using the tape measure to demonstrate the size of the area of hair loss on the neck. This photo was taken on the sea ice north of Utqiagvik, Alaska.
Epigenetic ice wedge exposed along the Beaufort Sea coast
Epigenetic ice wedge exposed along the Beaufort Sea coastEpigenetic ice wedge exposed along the Beaufort Sea coast. This ice wedge is formed in ice-rich silt. The location is west of Point Lonely, Alaska.
Epigenetic ice wedge exposed along the Beaufort Sea coast
Epigenetic ice wedge exposed along the Beaufort Sea coastEpigenetic ice wedge exposed along the Beaufort Sea coast. This ice wedge is formed in ice-rich silt. The location is west of Point Lonely, Alaska.
Great Horned Owl in Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Great Horned Owl in Boundary Bay, British Columbia, CanadaGreat Horned Owl in Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada. This species of owl is present in Alaska also.
Great Horned Owl in Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Great Horned Owl in Boundary Bay, British Columbia, CanadaGreat Horned Owl in Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada. This species of owl is present in Alaska also.