Original caption for this photo:
"This species, a long-distance traveler that migrates each year from Argentina to the Arctic Refuge coastal plain to nest and rear their young, is one of the top five bird species at greatest risk if their habitat is disturbed."
Photo and caption © 2003 Subhankar Banerjee

 View a gallery of photos from the Smithsonian exhibit, also featured in Banerjee's book Seasons of Life and Land