Bird Checklists of the United States Bird Checklists of the United States Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Dillingham, Alaska The Togiak National Wildlife Refuge is located in southwest Alaska, west of the Alaska Peninsula, and encompasses the Bristol Bay-Kuskokwim Bay areas. The refuge's 4.3 million acres provide habitat for over 180 species of birds.
Habitats range from wetlands, open water, meadows, and tundra to mountains and forests.
The coastline is a rugged assemblage of sea cliffs, offshore pinnacles, and sandy beaches. Chagvan Bay is one of several coastal bays that interface Togiak Refuge where wildlife can find food and protection from wind, waves, and pounding surf. Alaska's wetlands are crucial to the survival of many birds. The eelgrass beds of Chagvan and Nanvak bays and the aquatic invertebrates and berries of adjacent uplands attract eiders, pintails, scaup, brant, emperor, white-fronted, and Canada geese. The wetlands with readily available fish and invertebrates are attractive to a large variety of waterfowl and shorebirds.