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The Alaska Science Center has been engaged in banding and telemetry studies of migratory birds for over twenty years. Results of our research on migration ecology of loons, waterfowl, shorebirds, seabirds, and passerines are especially useful in designing sampling protocol for early detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in North America. Migration data of individual species are also informative in modeling and predicting the distribution of HPAI within and between continents.
These flash animation movies illustrate movements of five species of migratory birds that were marked with conventional VHF (i.e., black brant) or satellite (i.e., common eider, long-tailed duck, red-throated loon, yellow-billed loon) transmitters in Alaska. Click on each species to see migratory pathways followed by these birds from breeding and molting areas to post-nesting staging and wintering habitats.
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 Common Eider - Eiders move from Alaska's North Slope to Russia and back.
 Long-tailed Ducks - These waterfowl migrate to Japan via Russia from Alaska's North Slope and also around the state of Alaska.
 Black Brant - These geese migrate from Western Alaska to Baja Mexico and back.
 Loons - Loons are wide-ranging from Alaska to Mexico and Alaska to China and Japan.
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