"I learned from a community member that they haven't seen these type of birds here within town, they usually see them on the islands that surround our cove. With the warming temps. people have noticed more and more different types of birds showing up in our community."

No sea ice; hunters say it should not be like this today.

A robin was sighted in southcentral Alaska; an early arrival.

Unknown bird sighted on the Alaskan Peninsula.

Are the difference species of bird ecosystems failing or in the process of change?

Dead Crested auklet observed near the southwest end of the Alaska Peninsula.

We are unsure how the eagle died.

Sea bird mortality observed on southeast end of Homer Spit

Common murre sightings; a concern for the predatory and scavenger bird numbers

A woodpecker never seen before.

A dead porpoise and eight seabirds found along shoreline

More reports of dead Murres observed in the Bristol Bay region.

Murres have had a tough year due likely to the Blob effect of warm water and (potentially) displacement of food resources. Many murres have been reported that are sick or starving.

Flocks of Common Murres were seen flying overhead, along with dying and grounded birds scampering around the Fish Lake area, just to the southeast foothills of Mount Yealo in the Susitna Valley.

Wayward Murre

Winter storm grounds birds along the shores of Iliamna Lake.

Good year for Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)