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USFWS May 2017

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Region 7 Timing Recommendations for Land Disturbance &

Vegetation Clearing Planning Ahead to Protect Nesting Birds

Nesting Seasons by Habitat Type and Region:

Recommended Times to Avoid Land Disturbance & Vegetation Clearing

HABITAT TYPE→

REGION ↓

Forest or Woodland (i.e., trees present)

Shrub or Open (i.e., shrub cover or marsh, pond, tundra, gravel, or other treeless/shrubless ground habitat)

Seabird Colonies (including cliff and burrow colonies)

Eagles e

Southeast

April 15-July 15a

May 1-July 15a, b May 1- September 15

March 1-August

Kodiak Archipelago April 15- September 7

Southcentral (Lake Illiamna to Copper River Delta; north to Talkeetna)

May 1-July 15a, b

Bristol Bay/AK Peninsula (north to Lake Illiamna)

May 1-July 15a, b, c May 10- September 15

Interior (north of Talkeetna to south slope Brooks Range; west to treeline)

May 1-July 15a, b May 1-July 20d

Aleutian Islands April 25-July 15a May 1- September 15

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

May 1-July 15 May 5-July 25 a, b, c May 20- September 15 Seward Peninsula May 1-July 15 May 10-July 20a, c

Northern (includes northern foothills of Brooks Range)

June 1-July 31a, c

Pribilof and Bering Sea Islands

May 15-July 15a May 15- September 15 a Raptors may nest two or more months earlier than other birds.

b Canada geese and swans begin nesting April 20.

c Black scoter are known to nest through August 10.

d Seabird colonies in Interior refer to terns and gulls.

e Eagles and eagle nests have additional protections under the Eagle Act, and a permit may be required to conduct activities near an eagle nest. You should contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Alaska Region Eagle Permit Program (https://www.fws.gov/alaska/eaglepermit/ ) for further information if an eagle or eagle nest is located in your project area.

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https://www.fws.gov/alaska/eaglepermit/