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Camera Status: OfflineLocation: Gull Island, AK 2009 TimelineNote: 9/10 - The Pratt Museum has decided to take the camera down a little early due to problems with the cam. See you next season! |
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Seabirds from Alaska
Jul 16, 2009 -
This is the signal path used to stream this camera, which is hosted by the Pratt Museum. Gull Island is located in Kachemak Bay, about 140 air miles south of Anchorage, Alaska. It is about 8 miles from the Pratt Museum and is only a 15-20 minute boat ride from the City of Homer harbor.
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Interesting Puffins
Jul 20, 2009 -
The camera often catches several puffin species. Tufted Puffins and Horned Puffins are two very common species seen. In this image, a Tufted Puffin hides under some grass.
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Nesting Colonies
Jul 20, 2009 -
This image features Black-legged Kittiwakes. One of the smaller gull species, they breed in large colonies on the cliffs of the Alaskan coast.
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Common Murres
Jul 20, 2009 -
One of the common species seen in the cam, Common Murres hang out on the rocks near water.
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Penguins of the North?
Jul 20, 2009 -
Since all penguin species occur in the southern hemisphere, murres are sort of like the penguins of the north. With that black and white patterning, the resemblance is striking.
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Many Species
Jul 20, 2009 -
Often, the camera will have more than one species visible. In this image, a Glaucous-winged Gull joins a group of Common Murres.
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Night View
Jul 22, 2009 -
This image was captured around 8am eastern standard time. Even at 4am on their side of the continent, the Alaska cam can provide some great images!
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Tough Guys
Jul 24, 2009 -
Tufted Puffins are considered one of the toughest seabirds. They breed over an extensive geographic range and extreme climate, from cactus-covered rocks in southern California to frozen cliffs of the coastal Alaskan Arctic.
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Red-face Cormorant
Jul 29, 2009 -
The Red-faced Cormorant is one of the least studied of the North American pelagic birds. Possibly owing to its shy habits and inaccessible colony sites, little is known beyond distribution and rudiments of ecology.
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Fishy Meal
Jul 31, 2009 -
In this group of Common Murres, one of them has a fish for lunch. This also makes it a target for the other birds, trying to steal the fish.
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Glaucous-winged Gull
Aug 03, 2009 -
Like many gull species, the Glaucous-Winged Gull is an omnivore, meaning it will eat a variety of things. Because of this trait, populations of these gulls have steadily increased in numbers, particularly around urban centers.
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Description
Aug 05, 2009 -
Tufted Puffins exude a look of stern confidence with all-black body plumage, a striking white robber's mask, a chunky orange bill, and streaming golden head-plumes. This is one member of the auk family whose appearance says, "Don't mess with me!" Taken from: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/
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Seaside living
Aug 07, 2009 -
In addition to their omnivorous diet, Glaucous-winged Gulls can drink both fresh and saltwater, making them extremely adaptable to Alaska's harsh conditions.
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Cliff dwellers
Aug 12, 2009 -
Tufted Puffins prefer to nest in burrows along cliff edges like the one seen here.
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Up close and personal
Aug 13, 2009 -
This close up illustrates the diversity of Alaska's seabirds. Pictured here is a Common Murre, a Tufted Puffin, and a Black-legged Kittiwake.
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Mystery birds
Aug 14, 2009 -
Aside from clutch size (2-4 eggs), very little is known about the nesting biology of Red-faced Cormorants. However, we do know that because of intense predation from gulls and kittiwakes, nests are never left unattended.
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Featuring Highlights
Aug 25, 2009 -
The camera has failed. Hopefully, it will be fixed in the next couple of days. Until then, Pratt Museum is streaming some of their video highlights.
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Puffin at a Burrow
Aug 26, 2009 -
Crested puffins build their nests within earthen burrows. The burrows are often located along cliff edge and steep slopes.
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Gull Chicks
Aug 28, 2009 -
Glaucous-winged gull chicks are amazing. When they are more than two days old, they are able to run around and hide from predators. However, they are unable to fly until they are about 43 days old!
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Quite the View
Aug 31, 2009 -
The Alaska shore line is over 34,000 miles. For much of this, Alaska's expansive mountain ranges are also visible. The view is a great background for these sea birds.
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Gull Eggs
Sep 02, 2009 -
Although Glaucous-winged Gulls often nest in colonies, they still have to be vigilant. These birds have been known to eat the eggs and chicks of other gulls in their colony. This female has to be very cautious about when she gets up to stretch!
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Diving Birds
Sep 04, 2009 -
A consummate diver, the Common Murre reaches depths of more than 100 meters in search of prey, mainly fish but also invertebrates.
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Semiprecocial
Sep 08, 2009 -
Gull chicks are semiprecocial at hatching. They hatch covered in down and with their eyes open. They are even ready to leave the nest soon after hatching, though they still depend on their parents for food.
Time-lapse Videos
Check out our new collection of time-lapse videos of previous days nesting behavior!
Coming soon -- direct links to time-lapse videos for this nesting attempt!