Waterfowl

This flock of 5600 spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) was one of 25 such flocks found during a winter aerial survey in the Bering Sea. Note the brownish smudges of eider droppings on the ice, indicating that the eiders periodically haul out to sit on the ice, and also indicating that the eiders have spent a fair amount of time at this particular ice hole.

Return to Spectacled Eider Discovery Story

Last Updated: September 15, 2008