Waterfowl - Alaska's Wild Wonders (2026)

In this issue:

Learn about the ducks, geese, and swans found in Alaska. Why are waterfowl amazing? Learn about and go watch some waterfowl near you... Let's dive in!

Alaska Learning Standards:

• Standards for this issue (PDF 91 kB)

Activities from ADF&G Wildlife Curricula:

• Alaska's Wetlands and Wildlife guide for educators
• Fowl play (PDF 1,151 kB)
• Energy flow in Alaska wetlands (PDF 14,141 kB)
• Wetland birds (PDF 996 kB)
• Wetland sounds (PDF 638 kB)
• Tracks in the mud (PDF 486 kB)
• Wetland animal signs (PDF 504 kB)
• Birds now or later (PDF 690 kB)
• Migratory mapping (file unavailable)
• Migration cycles (PDF 1,760 kB)
• Migration headache (PDF 862 kB)
• Stamps for birds (PDF 776 kB)
• Humans and Wildlife (PDF 659 kB)

Resources:

• List of terms (PDF 46 kB)
• Nature journal template page (PDF 213 kB)

Articles:

• White-cheeked geese research (June 2026)
• Monitoring Emperor Geese on Kodiak Island (April 2026)
• The Emperor of Geese (October 2018)
• Eyes on Goldeneyes (July 2012)
• Swans of April (April 2010)
• Flightless Ducks (August 2004)
• Harlequin Romance (August 2004)

Related links:

• ADF&G Bird Species Profiles
• ADF&G Waterfowl Program and Regulations
• ADF&G Sounds Wild Seabirds & Waterfowl episodes
• Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series
• Alaska Ecology Cards 
• John Muir Laws Nature Journaling for Educators
• All About Birds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• The Alaska Goldeneye Project

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