Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5278
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5278
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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