Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve - Birds

Aniachak National Monument and Aniachak National Preserve by National Parks Service

One major sea bird colony, estimated to contain more than 20 species, occurs at the tip of Cape Kuyuykak on the Pacific coast. Over 50 species of sea, upland game, and passerine birds have been reported in the area. The Bristol Bay lowlands are a particularly important staging area for spring and fall waterfowl migrations. Virtually all of the North American populations of black brant, emperor geese, cackling Canada geese, and Aleutian Canada geese use habitat in these lowlands. The migratory waterfowl-coastal plain component of the Aniakchak ecosystem is significant not only locally but throughout the North American continent and other areas of the world. Waterfowl and migratory birds banded on the Alaska Peninsula have been recovered along the Pacific, Central, and Atlantic flyways, and as far south as Mexico and the islands of the Caribbean Sea.