Staging and wintering areas of snow goose nesting in Howe Island, Alaska.

From: Arctic | Date: March 1, 1996| Author: Stephen R. Johnson | Copyright information

ABSTRACT. From July 1980 to July 1990, leg bands were put on 4556 adults, subadults, and goslings from the lesser snow goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) colony (1000 nesting birds) on Howe Island, near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. In addition, 1431 neck bands were put on 1714 of the leg-banded adults and subadults. During the period from September 1980 through May 1991, 3244 discrete, within-year resightings and recoveries were received of neck-banded and leg-banded birds during fall,...

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