...Beach by birders. Band codes indicate that most of these birds were originally banded in Prince William Sound, with the Shoup Bay colony outside of Valdez a major source of the sightings. It is a mystery why many immature birds from these particular...

...bear-proof containers, so that they wouldn't be lured to our campsites by the smell. The fourth day we headed to Shoup Bay, through the rough seas of the Valdez Arm and Narrows, crossing into a large calm body of water, and then up a narrow...

...thing we noticed as we motored into Shoup Bay State Marine Park was the noise...At an estimated 20,000 birds, Shoup Bay is one of the largest black-legged...several occasions during our stay. Shoup Bay State Marine Park is perhaps best...