Northern Wheatears Begin Journey to Africa
I have been looking for Northern Wheatears along Alaska’s Dalton Highway. It is a small old-world thrush that will soon be heading back to its wintering grounds in Africa. Alaska to Africa?
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Featured Birds
Pacific Brant Rely On Key Coastal Habitats
Brant include Atlantic and Pacific subspecies, with the range of the Pacific Brant spanning four countries and most of the Pacific Flyway. They rely on key coastal habitats.
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Way Up North: Eiders In The Chukchi Sea
Common Eiders breed on barrier islands in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska. They are the highest-risk waterbird population on Alaska’s North Slope, and are…
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A Small Migrant With A Loud Voice
The Northern Waterthrush is a neotropical migrant that breeds in the northern U.S. and Canada and winters mostly in Central and South America. Their preferred northern habitats are …
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A Distinctive Sea Duck
The Long-tailed Duck is a fascinating sea duck that has an expansive range in the northern hemispheres. They breed in the far north of the U.S. and Canada, Greenland…
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The Smallest Of Pacific Birds
Endemic to the Americas, there are at least 330 species of hummingbirds across the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, with 17 species in United States and Canada…
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Bar-Tailed Godwits Face Conservation Challenges
The East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) is one of eight broad shorebird flyways across the world, and one of several flyways within the Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture…
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