The UAA ornithology collection in the Department of Biological Sciences was established in 2004.  The collection is currently under the direction of Dr. Sergei Drovetski.  Here is the UAA Avian Collection website.

The purpose of the collection is education, research and preservation of the record of avian biodiversity and environmental conditions through time.  

The collection contains 2,300 specimens from Palearctic and the state of Alaska.  The website (link above) explains more about the use of the collections.  For further information, contact Dr. Drovetski at 907-786-1310 or afsvd@uaa.alaska.edu.