Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
US
beta
Summary
Description
Survey of birds from a five meter skiff, paralleling the shoreline 100 meters from shore along lands claimed by Natives and also along Forest Service and privately owned land. Blacklegged Kittiwakes, Bonaoartes Gulls, Glaucouswinged Gulls, Arctic Terns and Marbled Murrelets comprise the majority of the 17,384 birds sighted. Sea otters and harbor seals comprised the majority of the marine mammals. The areas with the densest numbers of birds were Galena Bay, Hinchinbrook Island, and the Port Fidalgo area including the outer coastline. Sheep Bay was the most important bay for marine mammals.