Promoting Change in Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Nest Site Selection to Minimize Construction Related Disturbance

These data describe the status of eggs in nests which had a foster egg added to them as part of an effort to relocate a common tern colony on Poplar Island. One data file (McGowanEtAl2018_FosterNestData_Data.csv) contains the data regarding the observations, while one definitions file (McGowanEtAl2018_FosterNestData_Definitions.csv) details the data.

Categories: Data; Tags: Birds, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Ecology, Species Biology, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, nesting behavior, Fewer tags

Common Murre Disturbance Data on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska

This dataset consists of one table with predator disturbance information from the Common Murre breeding season (June-August) from 2016-2020 on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal behavior, Animals/Vertebrates, Bald Eagle, Biota, All tags... Birds, Breeding sites, Breeding success, Coastal ecosystems, Common Murre, Community dynamics, Community ecology, Cook Inlet, Eagles/Falcons/Hawks and Allies, Ecosystem functions, Egg production, Environment, Field inventory and monitoring, Glaucous-winged Gull, Gulf of Alaska, Gull Island, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Herring Gull, Kachemak Bay, Larus argentatus, Larus glaucescens, Marine ecosystems, Nesting behavior, Reproduction, USGS:ASC586, Uria aalge, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Fewer tags

Assessing the Status and Trends of Seabirds and Forage Fish in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

This data release is composed of seven datasets regarding colonial seabirds and forage fish at two seabird nesting colonies on Gull and Chisik Islands in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska. These data were collected to detect changes in the breeding population of Black-legged Kittiwakes and Common Murres on two nesting colonies in lower Cook Inlet and to compare those counts to baseline counts from 1995-1999. They are part of an ongoing study in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska to assess the recent status of forage fish and seabirds (2000-2020).

Tags: Alaska, Animal behavior, Animals/Vertebrates, Bald Eagle, Biota, All tags... Birds, Breeding sites, Breeding success, Coastal ecosystems, Common Murre, Community dynamics, Community ecology, Cook Inlet, Eagles/Falcons/Hawks and Allies, Ecosystem functions, Egg production, Environment, Field inventory and monitoring, Glaucous-winged Gull, Gulf of Alaska, Gull Island, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Herring Gull, Kachemak Bay, Larus argentatus, Larus glaucescens, Marine ecosystems, Nesting behavior, Reproduction, Uria aalge, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Fewer tags

Breeding Biology, Behavior, and Morphology of Emperor Geese and Other Waterfowl near Kokechik Bay, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska during 1982-1988

This data package presents legacy data on Emperor Goose, Cackling Goose, Black Brant, and Greater White-fronted Goose, breeding biology, behavior, and morphology collected at study sites near Kokechik Bay on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (previously Clarence Rhodes National Wildlife Refuge), Alaska during the summers of 1982 through 1988. These data were collected to provide a basis for the evaluation of long-term changes in Emperor Goose and other waterfowl biology on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.

Tags: Alaska, Animal behavior, Animal morphology, Animals/Vertebrates, Biota, All tags... Bird morphology, Birds, Breeding, Breeding productivity, Checklists, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Ecology, Environment, Field activity logs, Field inventory and monitoring, Habitat preferences, Habitats, Kokechik Bay, Lacustrine wetlands, Migratory birds, Nesting behavior, Seasonal distribution, Spatial distribution, USGS:ASC507, United States, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Fewer tags

Predation of Common Murre Eggs at Two Seabird Colonies in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

This dataset consists of one table with egg predation data from Common Murres at two seabird nesting colonies on Gull and Chisik Islands in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animals/Vertebrates, Bald Eagle, Biota, Birds, All tags... Breeding sites, Coastal ecosystems, Common Murres, Cook Inlet, Egg production, Environment, Glaucous-winged Gull, Gulf of Alaska, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Herring Gull, Indicator species, Kachemak Bay, Larus argentatus, Larus glaucescens, Marine ecosystems, Nesting behavior, Nesting success, Population dynamics, Reproductive success, Uria aalge, Use/Feeding habitat, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Fewer tags