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RESPONDENT
Susan Savage

SITE NAME
Bristol Bay Lowlands, USA

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(907) 246-1205/(907) 246-6696(f) // susan_savage@fws.gov // Alaska Peninsula / Becharof National Wildlife Refuge PO Box 277, King Salmon, AK 99613 USA

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:
PRISM shorebird Surveys on the Alaska Peninsula / Becharof NWR and surrounding Areas

Start of survey:	End of survey:	Team size:
15.05	1.06	2

WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

late

Weather conditions:

The spring seemed to be late with waders delayed in the lower 48 states. The spring was cool, but in May the weather became exceptionally warm without much rain.

Season temperature:

warm

Season humidity:

dry

Date of 50% snow-cover:

Date of ice-break on rivers:

mid March

Date of final loss of snow:

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

low

Breeding conditions:

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

Latin	Abundance

Summary of fauna studies:

Weather data are available at King Salmon and Mother Goose Lake.

Group of species	Presence	Abundance	Breeding	Detailed studies
voles	Yes	rare	breeding	Yes
waders	Yes	common	breeding
swans	Yes	rare	fledging	Yes
geese	Yes	rare
ducks	Yes	rare	breeding
birds of prey	Yes	rare	breeding
buzzards	Yes
ptarmigans	Yes	common	breeding
cranes	Yes	common	breeding
skuas	Yes	rare	breeding
gulls/terns	Yes	common	breeding
owls	Yes	rare
passerines	Yes	common	breeding
divers	Yes	rare	breeding

species	Aggregation type	Number	Comment

Human activity	Comment
permanent polar/meteorological/reserve station	most surveys on NWR
reindeer herding	NATURAL CARIBOU HERD PRESENT
seasonal fishing/hunting
summer field camp
vicinities of a permanent human settlement	villages 17-34 km from sites

Recommended citation

Savage, S. (2002). Breeding conditions report for Bristol Bay Lowlands, USA, 2002. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .