Tundra Swan

On the flat coastal tundra of Western and Northern Alaska, the three-foot-high nest of this swan can often be seen from a couple of miles away. The high pitched yodel-like call helps distinguish this Tundra Swan from the Trumpeter Swan, that nests in boreal wetlands of Interior Alaska and further south along the Gulf of Alaska.

Projects and Related Reports

• North American Breeding Waterfowl Survey in Alaska.
• Expanded Aerial Surveys of Waterfowl in Alaska
• North Slope Common Eider Survey Reports for the year:
  • 1999 (pdf)
  • 2000 (pdf)
  • 2001 (pdf)
  • 2002 (pdf)
  • 2003 (pdf)
  • 2004 (pdf)
  • 2005 (pdf)
  • 2006 (pdf)
  • 2007 (pdf)
• Aerial survey of emperor geese and other waterbirds in southwestern Alaska Spring 2007 (pdf)
• Aerial survey of emperor geese and other waterbirds in southwestern Alaska Fall 2007 (pdf)
• Aerial Surveys of Geese, Swans, and Cranes, Yukon Delta, 2003 (pdf)
• Aerial Survey in Nunavut, Canada, 2006 (pdf)
• Victoria Island, Canada Aerial Survey, 2005 (pdf)
• Teshekpuk Lake Area Molting Goose Survey - 2007 (pdf)
• Southwest Alaska Steller's Eider Survey
• Waterbird/Oilspill Impact Modeling Project
• Beaufort Sea Aerial Water Bird Survey
• Arctic Coastal Plain Aerial Breeding Waterfowl Survey
• Arctic Coastal Plain Eider Survey
• Yukon Delta Nesting Waterfowl Survey
• Yukon Delta Aerial Breeding Waterfowl Survey.

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Last Updated: September 15, 2008