About Aerial Wildlife Surveys
- A History of North American Waterfowl Surveys [PDF] (A history of the most expansive waterfowl survey in North America, conducted since 1955)
- The North American Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey
- A History of Bird Surveys in Alaska [PDF] (A history of the aerial survey program and the people who played significant roles)
Video: Waterfowl Survey 50 Years and Counting (2005; a celebration of the most expansive wildlife survey in the world, the North American Waterfowl Breeding and Habitat Survey)
Video: Americas Duck Chasers (about the pilots/biologists who conduct the North American Waterfowl Breeding and Habitat Survey)
- How good are you at counting ducks? (a fun and usually humbling exercise in counting flocked birds from the air)
- How to identify waterfowl from the air (training videos describing key characteristics of waterfowl, as seen from an aerial perspective)
Career Opportunities for Pilot-biologists
- Conservation Careers for Pilots in Alaska
- Counting Birds at the End of the World [PDF] (Vogue magazine article about USFWS pilot Heather Wilson and her job as a pilot-biologist)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Aviation Program
Books authored by N754 pilots
Attending Alaska’s Birds – A Wildlife Pilot’s Story by James G. King, Trafford Publishing
Above and Beyond – Life of an Alaskan Aviator and Voyager by John I. Hodges, Wild Meadow Publishing Co