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Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5278

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Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5278

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Table 12. Historical information on seabirds breeding on South Marble Island, Glacier Bay, Alaska.

[Data from Zador and Piatt, 1999, Appendix 1, with updates. Source: FWS, Fish and Wildlife Service; NPS, National Park Service]

Year Date Number Comments Source
Pelagic Cormorants
1907 ? 250–300 100 breeding, 150–200 non-breeding Grinnell, 1909
1970 5-17 200 Flew off island NPS Ranger logs
1970 7-08 175 No details NPS Ranger logs
1972 6-13 80 Unidentified cormorants NPS Ranger logs
1973 ? 200 Data from S. Patten Sowls and others, 1978
1975 7-29 50 Unidentified cormorants NPS Ranger logs
1976 5-26 ~150 Unidentified cormorants NPS Ranger logs
1999 6-07 201 Maximum count Zador and Piatt, 1999
2005 6-10 195 Maximum count, also 2 double-crested cormorants This study
Glaucous-winged Gulls
1941 7-14 200 With eggs and young Jewett, 1942
1973 ? 550 Data from S. Patten? Sowls and others, 1978
1975 ? ? ~1,000 nests on North and South Marble Island, breeding failure NPS Ranger logs
1999 5-24 829 Maximum count Zador and Piatt, 1999
2005 6-10 1,042 Maximum count, at least 200 nests contain eggs This study
Black-legged Kittiwakes
1989 ? 6 First time nests built, no young G. Streveler, NPS, unpub. data
1991 ? 0 None nesting in 1991 Climo and Duncan, 1991
1991 June + Present on cliffs
1994 7-06 24 10 nests, 2 chicks E. Hooge, NPS, unpub. data
1995 June ~70 ~30 nests R. Yerxa, NPS, unpub. data
1996 7-02 199 135 nests E. Hooge, NPS, unpub. data
1996 7-17 135 97 nests. North colony appears E. Hooge, NPS, unpub. data
1997 6-25 171 96 nests E. Hooge, NPS, unpub. data
1998 6-19 261 131 nests M. Kralovec, NPS, unpub. data
1999 5-24 159 July 24: 76 chicks at southern colony Zador and Piatt, 1999
0 chicks at northern colony
2005 6-10 807 Maximum count (includes 120 rafted, and 40 juvenile) This study
311 nests built, 34 incubating adults
Common Murres
1978 7-02 15 NPS Ranger logs
1991 June + Present on cliffs J. Piatt, FWS, personal observation
1999 May-July 29 Maximum count: 12 on cliff, 17 on water
2005 6-10 3 Maximum count This study
Pigeon Guillemots
1907 ? + Breeding Grinnell, 1909
1970 5-20 150 Northwest end of island NPS Ranger logs
1973 ? 100 S. Patten data? Sowls and others, 1978
1975 7-29 27 No details NPS Ranger logs
1999 5-24 171 Maximum count, whole island Zador, 1999
2005 6-10 41 Maximum count This study
Tufted Puffins
1920 ? + 100+ around “Marble”, Drake, and Willoughby Islands Bailey, 1927
1970 7-17 50 “Off South Marble” NPS Ranger logs
1971 7-24 40 No details NPS Ranger logs
1972 9-01 23 No details NPS Ranger logs
1973 ? 40 Data from S. Patten? Sowls and others, 1978
1975 7-29 17 No details NPS Ranger logs
1979 6-07 30 No details NPS Ranger logs
1999 May-July 18 Maximum on the water Zador and Piatt, 1999
2005 6-10 29 Maximum count, 3 fly from crevices This study
Horned Puffins
1907 ? 2+ Nesting, 2 adults collected Grinnell, 1909
1969 6/09 3 2 in crevice NPS Ranger logs
1970 7/16 6 On island, maximum summer count NPS Ranger logs
1972 8/17 11 Maximum summer count NPS Ranger logs
1972 Summer 6 Breeding population Patten, 1974
1973 Summer 6 Breeding population Patten, 1974
1975 7/29 5 No details NPS Ranger logs
1985 7/30 1 No details NPS Ranger logs
1999 7/19 1 Flying around island Zador and Piatt, 1999
2005 6/10 8 Maximum count This study

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