Inventory of Shorebirds and other Bird Species in the Upper Cook Inlet Region of Alaska, 1996 and 1998

This data release contains tabular data pertaining to population surveys of shorebirds, predatory birds (i.e., raptors, cranes, and gulls), and other bird species (i.e., passerines) conducted across the Upper Cook Inlet region of Alaska during 1996 and 1998. The data package includes five tables: 1) characteristics of bird survey sites including environmental conditions and habitat classifications, 2) behaviors and habitat associations of all shorebirds and avian predatory species detected at each survey site, 3) a list of all birds species (i.e., passerines, shorebirds, predatory birds, etc.) detected at each survey site, 4) definitions of habitat classification codes, and 5) bird species codes and taxonomy. Additionally, shapefiles for each point count location are also included in this data release.