Nest Population Size and Potential Production of Geese and Spectacled Eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 1985-2014


Book Description

Provides statistical data based on ground-based nest surveys on population status, egg production, nesting effort, phenology, habitat use, and predation for the cackling Canada goose, emperor goose, greater white-fronted goose, and spectacled eider. The survey also provides statistics for the black brant, tundra swan, sandhill crane, common eider, Pacific loon, red-throated loon, glaucous gull, mew gull, Sabine's gull, and arctic tern.




Nest Population Size and Potential Production of Geese and Spectacled Eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 1985-2011


Book Description

Provides statistical data from ground-based surveys taken to estimate numbers of nests and eggs of geese and eiders in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta from 1985 to 2011. Of 85 plots, 82 were sampled in June 2011 in a ground survey in the Hazen Bay coastal region (from Kigigak Island to Kashunuk River). Complete statistics are given for cackling goose, emperor goose, greater white-fronted goose, black brant, tundra swan, sandhill crane, spectacled eider, common eider, glaucous gull, mew gull, Sabine's gull, arctic tern, red-throated loon, and Pacific loon. Additional statistics (on nest initiation and hatch date) are given for greater scaup/long-tailed duck, pintail/shoveler/mallard/teal, and small shorebirds and statistics for fox and vole signs.




Nest Population Size and Potential Production of Geese and Spectacled Eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 1985-2010


Book Description

Provides statistical data from ground-based surveys taken to estimate numbers of nests and eggs of geese and eiders in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta from 1985 to 2010. Of 85 plots, 66 were sampled in 2010 in a ground survey in the Hazen Bay coastal region (from Kigigak Island to Kashunuk River). Statistics cover cackling goose, emperor goose, greater white-fronted goose, black brant, tundra swan, sandhill crane, spectacled eider, common eider, Pacific loon, red-throated loon, glaucous gull, mew gull, Sabine's gull, and arctic tern.




Nest Population Size and Potential Production of Geese and Spectacled Eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 1985-2012


Book Description

Provides statistical data based on ground-based nest surveys on population status, egg production, nesting effort, phenology, habitat use, and predation for the cackling Canada goose, emperor goose, greater white-fronted goose, and spectacled eider. The survey also provides statistics for the tundra swan, sandhill crane, common eider, Pacific loon, red-throated loon, glaucous gull, mew gull, Sabine's gull, and arctic tern.







Nest Population Size and Potential Production of Geese and Spectacled Eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2009


Book Description

Of 85 plots, 81 were sampled in a ground survey in the Hazen Bay region in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta coastal zone (from Kigigak Island to Kashunuk River) in order to determine potential production of waterbirds, especially geese and eiders. Statistics cover cackling goose, emperor goose, white-fronted goose, black brant, tundra swan, sandhill crane, spectacled eider, common eider, Pacific loon, red-throated loon, glaucous gull, mew gull, Sabine's gull, and arctic tern.




Nest Population Size and Potential Production of Geese and Spectacled Eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2005


Book Description

Some 85 plots were sampled in a ground survey in the Hazen Bay region (from Kigigak Island to Kashunuk River) in order to determine potential production of waterbirds, especially geese and eiders. In this Yukon-Kuskokwim delta coastal zone the increase of spectacled eider was estimated to be 29% higher since 2004. Geese production was good. Statistics include cackling goose, emperor goose, white-fronted goose, black brant, tundra swan, sandhill crane, spectacled eider, common eider, Pacific loon, red-throated loon, glaucous gull, mew gull, Sabine's gull, and arctic tern.







Population Size and Production of Geese and Eiders Nesting on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska in 2003


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"Production was poor for most waterfowl species in 2003. Numbers of nests were down from 2002 for geese and eiders. Depredation rates were high resulting in substantial nest destruction and egg loss. Predation by arctic foxes contributed significantly to poor production."--Page [1].