Alaska Fish & Wildlife News
March 2026

New Habitat for the Bank Swallows
Banking on Creamer’s Field

Jerry Lipka is a retired UAF professor who sits on the board for Friends of Creamer’s Field and is a long-time birder. Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge is 2,200-acres of managed state land in the heart of Fairbanks, featuring wetlands, ponds, and open fields that serve as prime habitat for waterfowl, songbirds, and other wildlife. It’s a popular spot for birders like Lipka. Last June, on one of his many walks around the area, he was excited to find a rare bird nesting ...   Bank Swallows Article Continued