BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 1995


RESPONDENT

Jeff Williams

SITE NAME

Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, AK, USA

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(907)5922406/(907)5923473 // // USFWS, PSC 486 Box 5251, FPO AP 96506, USA

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

1.06

22.08


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology: average

Weather conditions:

Heavy snowfall during winter of 1994-1995.

 

Season temperature:
Season humidity:
Date of 50% snow-cover:
Date of ice-break on rivers:
Date of final loss of snow:

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

Breeding conditions:

 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

Geese - Clutch size, nesting event timing, capturing and translocation studies of Aleutian Canada Geese. Gulls - Productivity, survival, food habits and population trends of red-legged and black-legged kittiwakes. Also Glaucous-winged gulls

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesNo    
lemmingsNo    
wadersYes breeding  
swansNo    
geeseYes breedingYes 
ducksYes breeding  
birds of preyYes breeding  
cranesNo    
skuasYes breeding  
gulls/ternsYes breedingYes 
owlsNo    
passerinesYes breeding  

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment
Aethia cristatella 
Aethia pusilla 
Aethia pygmaea 
Cepphus columba 
Cyclorrynchus psittacula 
Fratercula corniculata 
Larus glaucescens 
Lunda cirrhara 
Oceanodroma furcata 
Oceanodroma leucorhoa 
Phalacrocorax pelagicus 
Phalacrocorax urile 
Rissa brevirostris 
Rissa trydactyla 
Uria aalge 
Uria lomvia 

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
summer field camp 

 


Recommended citation

Williams, J. (1995). Breeding conditions report for Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, AK, USA, 1995. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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