Site Name: Ledyard Bay, marine
Status: Recognized		State: Alaska
Priority: Global		Country: US
Criteria Proposed: A1, A4iii Criteria Confirmed: A4i, B1, B4ii		County: North Slope
Latitude: 69.5 Longitude: -165.0	Area (ha): 1288823.0	Elevation (m): Min 0.0  Max 0.0  Avg 0.0
Bird Conservation Region: Arctic Plains and Mountains		Endemic Bird Area:
Site Description: Ledyard Bay is a broad open bay between Kasegaluk lagoon and Cape Lisburne on the northwest coast of Alaska.
Ornithological Significance:
Criteria:
Species Data and Criteria :
Common Name Date Seasonal/ Daily Season # Observed Density (#/km2) Units Proposed Criteria Confirmed Criteria Spectacled Eider 1995 non-breeding  33000    Unknown  A1 - Global Species of Conservation Concern A4i - >1% N.A waterbird pop. simultaneously; 5% over season B1 - Continental Species of Conservation Concern Black-legged Kittiwake 1995 breeding  10000    Unknown  A4iii - >20,000 waterbirds/ >10,000 seabirds   Common Murre 1995 breeding  100000    Unknown    B4ii - > 1% N.A. pop. seabirds/terrestrial sp. simultaneously; 5% over season Thick-billed Murre 1995 breeding  100000    Unknown
Ownership
% of IBA Ownership   Federal
Habitat
% of IBA Habitat 0.0 Water / Open Water / Marine
Land Use
% of Total Use of IBA Land Use
Conservation Issues
Transportation of petroleum products and associated pollution.
Level Threat   Unknown
Citation: National Audubon Society 2009. Important Bird Areas in the U.S. Available at http://www.audubon.org/bird/iba 11/2009