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Guide to the Birds of Alaska

Robert H. Armstrong

6th edition

2015

"Guide To The Birds Of Alaska has been a must-have for Alaska birders for more than thirty years. In the sixth edition, Robert Armstrong provides hundreds of new photographs. Every bird is now illustrated including the casuals and accidentals. This comprehensive guide provides the most current knowledge about the birds in Alaska."

Birds of Alaska

Todd Telander

Falcon Press

2013

"Birds of Alaska is a field guide to the most common and sought-after species in the state. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, this informative guide makes it easy to identify birds in your backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas."

A Field Guide to Birds of the Pacific Northwest

Tony Greenfield, Penny Hall

2013

"Here, after much demand, is a portable 8-fold guide featuring 112 photos of the common birds found in coastal areas of Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska. Each species is labelled with common name, size, distribution range and favoured habitat. This full-colour pamphlet is useful to anyone who has an interest in taking up birdwatching, or just wants to figure out what's flitting about the birdfeeder."

The Nature of Southeast Alaska: A Guide to Plants, Animals and Habitats

Richard Carstensen, Robert H. Armstrong, Rita M. O'Clair

3rd edition

2013

Western Birds: Backyard Guide

Bill Thompson III

2013

"Inside, you'll find profiles of the 55 most common birds in the West, complete with large color photos, gender-specific physical descriptions, nesting and feeding information, bird call particulars, and interesting stories about each species. Thompson also introduces the reader to the basics of bird watching: essential gear, bird-friendly food and plantings, housing tips, and observational techniques. This guide covers Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and western Texas."

Land of Extremes: A Natural History of the Arctic North Slope of Alaska

Alex Huryn, John Hobbie

2012

"This book is a comprehensive guide to the natural history of the North Slope, the only Arctic tundra in the United States. The first section provides detailed information on climate, geology, landforms, and ecology. The second provides a guide to the identification and natural history of the common animals and plants and a primer on the human prehistory of the region from the Pleistocene through the mid-twentieth century. The appendix provides the framework for a tour of the natural history features along the Dalton Highway, a road connecting the crest of the Brooks Range with Prudhoe Bay and the Arctic Ocean, and includes information about mile markers where travelers may safely pull off to view geologic formations, plants, birds, mammals, and fish. Featuring hundreds of illustrations that support the clear, authoritative text, "Land of Extremes" reveals the Arctic tundra as an ecosystem teeming with life."

Arctic Shorebirds in North America

Editors: Jonathan Robert Bart and Victoria Helen Johnston

Cooper Ornithological Society

2012

"Each year shorebirds from North and South America migrate thousands of miles to spend the summer in the Arctic. There they feed in shoreline marshes and estuaries along some of the most productive and pristine coasts anywhere. With so much available food they are able to reproduce almost explosively; and as winter approaches, they retreat south along with their offspring, to return to the Arctic the following spring. This remarkable pattern of movement and activity has been the object of intensive study by an international team of ornithologists who have spent a decade counting, surveying, and observing these shorebirds. In this important synthetic work, they address multiple questions about these migratory bird populations. How many birds occupy Arctic ecosystems each summer? How long do visiting shorebirds linger before heading south? How fecund are these birds? Where exactly do they migrate and where exactly do they return? Are their populations growing or shrinking? The results of this study are crucial for better understanding how environmental policies will influence Arctic habitats as well as the far-ranging winter habitats used by migratory shorebirds."

Boreal Birds of North America: A Hemispheric View of Their Conservation Links and Significance

Editors: Jeffrey V. Wells

Cooper Ornithological Society

2011

"Reaching from interior Alaska across Canada to Labrador and Newfoundland, North America's boreal forest is the largest wilderness area left on the planet. It is critical habitat for billions of birds; more than 300 species regularly breed there. After the breeding season, many boreal birds migrate to seasonal habitats across the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. This volume brings together new research on boreal bird biology and conservation. It highlights the importance of the region to the global avifauna and to the connectivity between the boreal forest and ecoregions throughout the Americas. The contributions showcase a unique set of perspectives on the migration, wintering ecology, and conservation of bird communities that are tied to the boreal forest in ways that may not have been previously considered."

Flight of the Golden Plover: The Amazing Migration Between Hawaii and Alaska

Debbie S Miller

University of Alaska Press

2011

"The remarkable story of the golden plover's annual migration, this beautifully illustrated nature title for young readers sees the small but mighty plover embark on a six-thousand-mile flight between the frozen Alaska tundra and gentle grassy slopes of the Hawaiian Islands. Equally at home in his two very different habitats, the once-endangered golden plover has evolved many behaviors and adaptations that make it perfectly well-suited to each of its homes, and this book contains many fascinating facts about them. Readers are also introduced to the plover's neighbors and friends - from the giant Hawaiian goose, or nene, to the musk ox, grizzly bear, arctic fox, and sandhill crane."

Guide to the Birds of Alaska

Robert H. Armstrong

5th edition

2008

"Revised and fully updated edition, with details on all 480 species of Alaskan birds, resident, casual or accidental. As well as information on identification, status, distribution, habitat and voice description, there is also a map of Alaska's six biogeographic regions, and a checklist of all species."

A Birder's Guide to Alaska

George C. West

2008

"Details birding routes and travel logistics for over 60 locations, including over 120 detailed route maps. This is the first site guide to cover the entire state, the road system, the North Slope, Western Alaska, the Bering Sea Islands, the Aleutians, Southeast Alaska and the entire Alaska highway. The status of more than 500 species of birds in Alaska - and dozens of field-identifiable subspecies - is treated in the Annotated List. Regional distribution and your probability of seeing species are covered in a Checklist chart."

Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Daniel D. Gibson and G. Vernon Byrd

Nuttall Ornithological Club / American Ornithologists' Union

2007

"The Aleutian Islands provide nesting sites for millions of seabirds and landfall for a broad spectrum of intercontinental and transoceanic migrants. In Birds of the Aleutian Islands, authors Gibson and Byrd provide an up-to-date scholarly analysis and discussion of avian distributions and occurrence in this remote archipelago at the beginning of the 21st century. They include an inventory of archived avian specimens, references to published and archived photographs, a list of species reported from but not substantiated in the Aleutians, a gazetteer of Aleutian islands, and colour photos illustrating habitats and endemic taxa. This volume has been described as one of the most significant books ever published on Alaska's birds, and it will be the major scientific resource for future avian research in northeastern Asia, northwestern North America, and the North Pacific."

Arctic Flight: Adventures Amongst Northern Birds

James McCallum

2007

"Arctic Flight is a collection of sketches, paintings and observations made in Finland, Norway, Siberia and Alaska. The artwork and written accounts were all made outdoors from life. This book is a unique visual and written account of travels to experience the wildlife of northern and arctic regions in its many moods and atmospheres."

Arctic Wings: Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Stephen Brown

2006

"This is a celebration in word and image of the birds who return each year to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to nest - and how they link every point on the globe. 200 colour photos from award-wining nature photographers, Subhankar Banerjee, Steven Kazlowski and Arthur Morris are included. Essays by noted writers, biologists and conservationists, including David Allen Sibley, Debble Miller and former US president Jimmy Carter are provided. It offers life histories of individual bird species from every major group, including shorebirds, songbirds and raptors plus dramatic stories of migration and strategies for survival. It also includes an audio CD of Arctic bird songs."

The Nature of Alaska: An Introduction to Common Plants and Animals and Natural Attractions

Editor: James Kavanagh

2006

"The Nature of Alaska is an excellent field guide to familiar plants, animals and natural attractions. This soft cover book is a complete resource tool for the amateur as well as the avid nature lover. Color illustrations of species, maps of parks and sanctuaries, and a glossary offers on-the-go information."

Birds of Alaska: Field Guide

Stan Tekiela

2005

"Learn about and identify birds using Stan Tekiela's state-by-state field guides. The full-page, color photos are incomparable and include insets of winter plumage, color morphs and more. Plus, with the easy-to-use format, you don't need to know a bird's name or classification in order to easily find it in the book."

The Old Lady of Wasilla Lake: A Story of the Red-Necked Grebes of Wasilla Lake, Alaska

Jack Randall

2005

Checklist of Birds of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Sean D. Smith

2004

Guide to the Birds of Alaska

Robert H. Armstrong

4th edition

2003

"This popular field guide offers the most authoritative and comprehensive information on all 443 species of Alaska's birds."

Attu: Birding On The Edge

Christa Watters

2003

"The westernmost Aleutian island, nearly 1,500 miles from the Alaskan mainland, Attu can claim more first and second ABA Checklist records than any other single birding location. This book chronicles 25 years of birding Attu by the birders who traveled there on Larry Balch's Attours. The book is a miscellany, consisting of personal essays, historical narratives, poems, maps, photos, and an extensive, never-before-published annotated checklist provided by Larry Balch."

The Bald Eagle of Alaska, BC and Washington

David Hancock

2003

"David Hancock has been fascinated by the magnificent bald eagle for over 50 years. This title conveys the enthusiasm, depth of knowledge and respect for nature that could only come from a writer who has dedicated his life to wildlife biology and conservation. Personal anecdotes - such as the author's often humorous adventures as a young graduate student travelling the west coast to study eagles - enliven the narrative. Chapters on the biology of the bald eagle and a summary of how they bounced back from the edge of extinction in the continental US share David Hancock's extensive understanding and appreciation of this majestic bird."

A Birder's Guide to Alaska

George C. West

2002

"A Birder's Guide to Alaska gives you the detailed information you need to find the Great Lands great birds. Over 60 locations are covered, including the state's entire road system, the Alaska Highway from Dawson Creek, British Columbia through the Yukon to Alaska, the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system, and the Alaska Marine Highway from British Columbia to Alaska. Special attention is given to providing birding information for the larger communities of Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau, in addition to Alaska's popular tourist destinations: Denali National Park, the Inside Passage, the Kenai Peninsula, and Nome. Year-round birding information is included for most locations."

Alaska

Dennis Paulson and Les Beletsky

Academic Press

2000

"This title contains all the information needed to find, identify, and learn about Alaska's animal and plant life. It also includes descriptions of Alaska's most frequently visited parks and reserves. This title contains color illustrations of more than 320 of Alaska's most common invertebrates, insects, amphibians, fishes, birds, and mammals. It contains information for identifying and locating these animals as well as their ecology, behavior, and conservation. The book also details the most common plants a traveler would encounter."

Habitat Characteristics of Some Passerine Birds in Western North American Taiga

Brina Kessel

1998

"In this monograph the dean of Alaska ornithologists presents various features of taiga habitats that are associated with the presence (or absence) and the densities of some of the small land birds that live in the subarctic."

Artists for Nature in Alaska's Copper River Delta

Riki Ott

Artists for Nature Foundation

1998

"Alaska's Copper River Delta visits the largest wetland on the Pacific coast of North America - with its associated rainforests, barrier islands, mountains, and glaciers and its wildlife and human inhabitants -and reveals the delta through the work of 22 artists of 11 countries."

Artists include: Tony Angel, Victor Bakhtin, David Barker, David Bennett, Keith Brockie, Vadim Gorbatov, Andrew Haslen, Piet Klaasse, Dylan Lewis, Pat McGuire, Susan Ogle, John Paige, Colin See Paynton, Bruce Pearson, Andrea Rich, David Rosenthal, Todd Sherman, Tim Shields, Juan Varela Simó, Siegfried Woldhek

Alaska's Birds: A Guide to Selected Species

Robert H. Armstrong

1994

"This unique guidebook showcases the unusual behavoirs, seasonal adaptations, and dramatic beauty of representative species of Alaska's intriguing birds."

Birds Of The Kilbuck and Ahklun Mountain Region, Alaska

Margaret R. Petersen, Douglas N. Weir, Matthew H. Dick

Fish And Wildlife Service

US Department Of The Interior

1991

From the abstract:

Between 1952 and 1988, we studied the abundance, distribution, occurrence, and habitats used by birds in the northwest portion of Bristol Bay and the adjacent Kilbuck and Ahklun mountains. In the 809 days we were present, we conducted 53 studies or surveys of birds in the region. We gathered information on 185 species, of which 65% (121) nested, 10% (19) probably nested, and 1 1% (21) were permanent residents in the region. Most breeding or probably breeding forms were of North American (58%; 81) or Beringian (24%; 33) affinity, while the remainder of the species were of Panboreal (17%; 24) and Old Worid (1%; 2) affinity. Similarly, most of the 44 migrants and visitants were of North American (4l%; 18) affinity, while the remainder were of Beringian (32%; 14) and Panboreal (27%; 12) affinity. Of the 140 species that nested or probably nested, 53% (73) were abundant to fairly common, 29% (40) were uncommon to very rare, and 20% (27) were localized. Shrub thicket, dwarf shrub mat, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, mixed deciduous-coniferous forest, and fluviatile water and shoreline habitats supported the greatest diversity of species breeding and suspected of breeding. The highest concentrations of birds occurred in the estuaries of Nanvak, Chagvan, and Goodnews bays during spring and fall migrations and on the coastal and island cliffs during the breeding season.

Field Guide to the Bald Eagle

The Audubon Society

1991

"Not many people know that they can seek out bald eagles here in the Northwest where we have large populations of them. This book stresses the need for habitat protection and responsible bird-watching practices while enabling one to behold the impressive sight of a bald eagle on the wing. Proceeds of this book help support the Audubon Society."

Birds of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Brina Kessel

1989

"Bird watchers, ornithologists, and wildlife managers will find in Birds of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska virtually all the information available about Seward Peninsula birds - from rare visitants to overwinterers and regular summer residents.  The book is packed with details of distribution and abundance, habitats, nesting and feeding habits, and more, both for birds common to our continent and those that come from Asia."

An Annotated Bibliography Of Literature On Alaskan Water Birds

Colleen M. Handel, Margaret R. Petersen, Robert E. Gill, Jr., Calvin J. Lensink

Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Dept. of Interior

1981

From the introduction: "The demand for information on birds in Alaska has surged within the past few years, primarily because of the need to adequately assess the impacts of a wide range of planned developments. The accompanying increase in studies of avian populations has resulted in a growing need for a comprehensive bibliography of Alaska Ornithology. An initial effort by Bartonek and Lensink (1978) provided a list of published and unpublished references on marine birds, but this list was only marginally useful because it lacked adequate indexing and annotation of references cited. Their bibliography, however, plus those of Cade (1953) and Gabrielson and Lincoln (1959), provided the basis and primary reference sources for our work. In the present bibliography we have attempted to compile all substantive references addressing water birds in Alaska because this group of birds appears to be most vulnerable to repercussions of development, particularly along the coast."

Status and Distribution of Alaska Birds

Brina Kessel and Daniel D. Gibson

Cooper Ornithological Society

1978

Contents;

• Introduction
• Patterns of Distribution
• Selected List of Species
• Acknowledgments
• Literature Cited
• Table 1. List of Birds Known to Have Occurred in Alaska
• Table 2. Names of Authorities for Original Data
• Figure 1. Map of Biogeographic Regions of Alaska

Birds Of Anaktuvuk Pass, Kobuk, And Old Crow: A Study In Arctic Adaptation

Laurence Irving

Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum

1960

Birds of Alaska

Ira N. Gabrielson & Frederick C. Lincoln

Stackpole Books & Wildlife Management Institue

1959

A 922 page guide with 9 colour plates. Detailed descriptions of birds recorded in Alaska plus gazetteer and bibliography.

Fauna Of The Aleutian Islands And Alaska Peninsula

Olaus J. Murie

North American Fauna, Number 61

Fish And Wildlife Service

US Department Of The Interior

1959

From the foreword:

This report is based on a biological survey of most of the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula in 1936 and 1937. The report was largely prepared soon after the survey, but for various reasons it has not been practical to publish it until now. Even in manuscript form, this material has been consulted frequently, and it is issued now in the North American Fauna series so as to make more accessible information on one of North America's most significant biogeographic regions. While the report was being readied for publication, the fifth edition of the Check-List of North American Birds appeared (American Ornithologists' Union 1957). Throughout the report, scientific and common names of birds have been made to conform to the new Check-List, but generally references to "the A. 0. U. Check-List," without specification, are to the fourth (1931) edition. Scientific names of mammals have been made to conform in general to the List of North American Recent Mammals (Miller and Kellogg 1955); common names of mammals for the most part follow Hall (1957). The Pinnipeds conform to the nomenclature of Scheffer (1958).

Birds of Arctic Alaska

Alfred M. Bailey

Colorado Museum of Natural History

1948

"An account of the field experiences of the author and Russell W Hendee on the expedition of The Colorado Museum of Natural History to Bering Strait and the Arctic coast in 1921-1922"

The Summer Birds Of Yakutat Bay, Alaska

T.M. Shortt

Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology

1939

Birds of Nunivak Island Alaska

Harry S. Swarth

Cooper Ornithological Society

1934

From the introduction:

"In the summer of 1927 Mr. Cyril Guy Harrold made a trip to Nunivak Island, Alaska, on behalf of the California Academy of Sciences, accompanied part of the time by Dr. George Haley of St. Ignatius College (now University of San Francisco). Dr. Haley's interests were botanical, part of his collection coming to the Academy; Mr. Harrold devoted himself to birds and mammals. Harrold's itinerary was as follows : Seattle, May 10; Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, May 15 (5 hours); Akutan Island, May 17 to June 13; Unalaska, June 14 to June 23; Nome, June 28 (4 hours); Nunivak Island, June 30 to November 6. The resulting collection numbered 555 bird skins, 10 bird skeletons, "14 mammals, 12 sets of birds' eggs. Of the enthusiasm, industry and endurance that went into the making of this collection it is impossible to speak too highly. The trip grew from Mr. Harrold's suggestion. He was anxious to visit the region and for the sake of the experience offered to donate his services; the Academy paid for his actual expenses and transportation. The specimens are all beautifully prepared, and as the collection includes many of the larger water birds this implies skill and hard labor to a greater degree than is usually called for in a ordinary field work. Mr. Harrold's enthusiasm kept him upon Nunivak Island until a dangerously late date. He postponed departure when opportunity offered in early October, and before the expected boat returned from the mainland, ice swept down from the north, cutting off communication. It was a mere chance that the ice opened again for a long enough period to permit approach of a boat from Nome that took him off. As it was, he was reduced to using bird carcasses for food, and had resigned himself to the prospect of spending the winter in the Eskimo village."

A Biological Survey Of The Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Birds And Mammals: Edward A. Prebble, W.L. McAtee

Insects, Arachnids and Chilopods: Various Entomologists

Division of Biological Survey

US Department Of Agriculture

1923

From the introduction:

This report treats of the birds and mammals of the group, together with the insects and related invertebrates, and the life-zone relationships of the region. The Pribilof Islands constitute a national reservation and are especially noteworthy as being the sole breeding place of the largest herds of fur seals in the world, which are the property of the United States Government and are managed by the Bureau of Fisheries of the Department of Commerce. Numbers of valuable blue foxes, which by selective breeding under normal conditions have been developed to a point of excellence nowhere else attained, are also found on the islands, as well as two herds of reindeer. The present report will be of great assistance to students and others interested in the natural history of Alaska.

Birds of the Kotzebue Sound Region, Alaska

Joseph Grinnell

Cooper Ornithological Society

1900

From the introduction:

"The Kotzebue Sound Region, as here understood, includes the district coastwise between Cape Prince of Wales and Point Hope, and thence eastward to the headwaters of the streams flowing into Kotzebue Sound. This hydrographic basin, as indicated in the accompanying map, thus consists of the valleys of the Noatak, Kowak, Selawik and Buckland Rivers, as well as several smaller streams, all of which empty into Kotzebue Sound. In the spring of 1898 the writer joined a company of prospectors who intended to explore the Kowak Valley for gold or any other valuable resource this little-known country might afford. We were thoroughly outfitted for such a venture, owning our own schooner-yacht, the "Penelope," and taking with us lumber and machinery for a stern-wheel river steamer to be used on the larger streams of the region. The expedition proved a disappointment in the matter of the hoped for gold, but this fact was rather fortunate for the writer and his ornithological pursuits, for he was enabled to devote almost his entire time during the year spent in the Kotzebue Region to collecting specimens and notes on its avifauna. The results constitute a part of the present paper."

Natural History Of The Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia

Natural History Of The Cook Inlet Region, Alaska

Wilfred H. Osgood

Division of Biological Survey

US Department Of Agriculture

1901

From the introduction:

The Queen Charlotte Islands lie off the coast of British Columbia, just south of the Alaskan boundary, between latitude 51 55' N. and 54 l5' N. They are slightly farther from the mainland than any of the islands of the Alexander Archipelago, to the north of them, and are not in the track of regular coasting steamers. They were visited by several of the early navigators of the northwest coast, but until 1787 no name was given them and no account of them had been pub- lished. In this year Capt. George Dixon cruised about the islands from July 1 to August 3, trading with the natives and roughly charting the coast. He named the group after Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III of England, and in the report of his voyage which appeared later included a very interesting account of his visit, together with maps and illustrations. In the early part of the nineteenth century various fur-trading vessels stopped frequently at the Queen Charlottes, and later the discovery of gold and coal in small quantities has caused sporadic invasions by prospectors. No important attempt has been made, however, to develop the resources of the islands.

Alaska: Volume I: Narrative, Glaciers, Natives

John Burroughs, John Muir and George Bird Grinnell

Color plates: Birds: Louis Agassiz Fuertes

Color plates: Mammals: Charles R. Knight

Color plates: Flowers: Frederick A. Walpole

Text figures: A.H. Baldwin, W.E. Spader, Louise M. Keeler, S.B. Nichols, L.A. Fuertes, Charles B. Hudson and others

Harriman Alaska Expedition with cooperation of Washington Academy Of Science

Doubleday, Page & Company

1901

From the introduction:

In the early spring of 1899 Mr. Edward H. Harriman of New York, in cooperation with the Washington Academy of Sciences but entirely at his own expense, organized an expedition to Alaska. He invited as his guests three artists and twenty-five men of science, representing various branches of research and including well known professors in universities on both sides of the continent, and leaders in several branches of Government scientific work. Those from the east left New York by special train May 23, 1899; those from the far west joined the party at Portland and Seattle a week later. In crossing the continent side trips were made to Shoshone Falls, Boise City, and Lewiston, Idaho. At Lewiston the party was met by a special steamer and conveyed down the canyon of Snake River to its mouth in the Columbia, where the train was in waiting. The Expedition sailed from Seattle May 30, on the steamship Geo. W. Elder, especially chartered for the purpose, and was gone just two months.

Alaska: Volume II: History, Geography, Resources

William H. Dall, Charles Keeler, Henry Gannett, William H. Brewer, C. Hart Merriam, George Bird Grinnell and M.L. Washburn

Harriman Alaska Expedition with cooperation of Washington Academy Of Science

Doubleday, Page & Company

1901

Opening lines:

The history of Alaska is practically the history of exploration and trade along its coasts and within its borders. It may be conveniently divided into characteristic periods. First comes the era of discovery and exploration by independent parties of Cossacks, hunters, and fur-traders, whose reports led to the dispatch of the official expeditions commanded by Bering, whose discoveries, in turn, opened the floodgates for a tide of adventurers. This period may be said to comprise the whole of the eighteenth century up to June, 1799. The second period began with the chartering of an imperial monopoly, the Russian-American Company, to which was confided in that year the control and exploitation of the Russian possessions in America. The characteristic figure in the panorama of the events of this era is BaranofF. In 1867 a third period began with the American occupation of the territory; followed by the lease of the seal islands to the Alaska Commercial Company, and by the exploitation of the fisheries. A condition of anarchy prevailed over the greater part of the Territory, due to legislative neglect and executive indifference. With the opening of the Klondike gold fields in 1895, a fourth era began, into which the country has barely entered, and the outcome of which it is yet too soon to predict. So far it has been characterized by renewed exploration; by the grant from Congress of some tardy and far from adequate legislation looking toward good order and settlement ; by the exhaustion of the fur trade ; and by the development of mineral resources in the line of the precious metals.

Results Of A Biological Reconnaissance Of The Yukon River Region

General Account Of The Region

Annotated List Of Mammals: Wilfred H. Osgood

Annotated List Of Birds: Louis B. Bishop

Division of Biological Survey

US Department Of Agriculture

1900

From the introduction:

Nowhere else in North America is such a vast extent of boreal country so easily accessible as along the Yukon. The navigable waters of the river begin at Lake Bennett, only 35 miles from the port of Skagway. on the coast of southeast Alaska, and with but one short interruption, extend northward as far as the Arctic Circle and then westward to Bering Sea; in all, a distance of more than 1,800 miles. The recent developments resulting from the discovery of gold in this region include a modern railroad from Skagway to Bennett and a tramcar service around the dangerous White Horse Rapids. The chief obstacles to ready access to the territory have thus been removed, and an opportunity is afforded for obtaining specimens and information from a region much of which was previously unknown to naturalists. Accordingly, with Dr. Louis B. Bishop as voluntary companion and A. G. Maddren as assistant, I was detailed to make a hasty biological reconnoissance of this region during the summer of 1899.

Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross

No. XXVII. Catalogue of a collection of birds made in Alaska by Mr. C. H. Townsend during the cruise of the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross, in the summer and autumn of 1888

Robert Ridgway

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

1893