birds

Trumpeter Swans strut in the front field of Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge April 25, 2023.

Wildlife

Migration Celebration set for Saturday

Robyne

Tomorrow (Saturday) is the Spring Migration Celebration at the Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

Changing Arctic

Researchers: 'Blob' of Unusually Warm Ocean Water May be Causing Seabirds to Starve

Tim Ellis

Unusually warm ocean water may be causing seabirds to starve.Editor's note: second of a two-part series.Thousands of the dead seabirds have been washing…

Changing Arctic

Researchers Investigate Causes of Seabird Die-off Along Alaska's coast – and Inland

Tim Ellis

Starving seabirds searching for food, far from shore …Editor's note: first of a two-part series.The seabird known as the common murre lives along the…

Life in Alaska

Delta-area Birders Spot Species New to Interior During Christmas Bird Count

Tim Ellis

Delta Junction-area birders participating in the annual Christmas Bird Count spotted a rare species not normally seen this far north in the winter.Steve…

Wildlife

After Two Years, Biologist is Still Trying to Count Alaska's Migratory Shorebirds

Fairbanks, AK - Two years ago, one biologist set out to try and count the number of shorebirds that migrate to and from Alaska each summer. The data…

Wildlife

Two National Reports Include Implications for Alaska's Feathered Residents and Visitors

Fairbanks, AK - America’s birds are in trouble. That’s according to two reports out earlier this month from the National Audubon Society and the…