Birds that breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic migrate short distances to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, although those nesting in Northern Alaska overwinter in Asia.
Dunlin |
Birds for which the site is significant include Swan Geese, Bean Geese, Greater White-fronted Geese, Scaly-sided Mergansers, White-naped Cranes, Red-crowned Cranes and Dunlins.
More common shorebird species include Western and Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Black-bellied Plover, Pacific Golden Plover, Red Phalarope, Whimbrel, Dunlin.
Osprey nest north of Ellis Cove, and the mudflats and rocky beach host greater yellowlegs, western and Least sandpipers, and Dunlin.