Seabirds

THE BERINGIAN SEABIRD COLONY
CATALOG WEB SITE

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Management Anchorage, Alaska

Forty-six species totaling approximately 80 million individual seabirds breed in Alaska and Russia Far East (Beringia). During the summer, seabirds gather in groups to breed and nest. A group of nesting birds is referred to as a colony. These colonies are distributed on all parts of the Alaskan and Russian Far East coasts (see map above). Seabird colonies have been censused for many years and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has compiled much of the census data in the Beringian Seabird Colony Catalog computerized database. The database stores data on the location, breeding population size, and species composition of seabird colonies in Beringia. Documented colonies total 1,705 in Alaska and 453 in Russia Far East, each with a few pair to 5.75 million birds.

This web site is full of information and fun things to do. You can create your own map that shows the size and location of seabird colonies. See a video or photograph of a colony. Find out specific details for over 2,100 colonies. Learn about seabird species, projects, and personnel. You can even learn how to census different seabird species in a colony and obtain census forms.

If you have any questions or need more detailed information on seabird colonies, please contact the Beringian Seabird Colony Catalog database manager.

Shawn W. Stephensen
1011 East Tudor Road
Anchorage, Alaska
99503-6199

E-mail: shawn_stephensen@mail.fws.gov
Telephone: (907) 786-3691
Fax: (907) 786-3641

Last Updated: September 18, 2008