Doc Meister - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Areas

for Chignik Bay Community Plan

Fish and Wildlife Habitat Areas (ID: 1495)

The creek in the middle of the community leads into marshy wetlands and tidal salt/fresh brackish environment that ideally harbors Mallards, Shovel Nose, Canvas Backs and Pintails, Common Merganser, Bufflehead, and sea gulls, trout and humpys and an occasional land otter or two. Also small shore birds such as snipes. There was a sighting of a couple of swans in 2004 in the wetlands. Ptarmigan are in the area but are scarce.

The ducks nest in the ponds and wetlands within the community. Eagles are everywhere sitting on poles and squawking on the beaches. Ravens are a constant presence as are magpies. Great horned owls are also here but not seen or heard that often, only in the late fall. King fishers are present year around.

All through the fall Indian Creek has hundreds of humpy’s that return for spawning. The small creeks and streams along Airport Road also have fish in them that return to spawn. There are numerous packs of sea otters within Anchorage Bay. Seals are not that common but are seen occasionally in the Bay. Whales return usually in the spring.

An ordinary sight within in the community is to see bears roaming around in the spring, summer and fall. So much so they have started to damage people's property. They have become a problem at the dumpsite.

Foxes are a common sight all year long. There are numerous birds, the most common winter birds are chickadees and redpolls. During the summer we have Golden Crown Sparrows and Rosy Finches and numerous other sparrows.