[obol] Marked TUNDRA SWANS

[Bruce & Katie Dugger]

As Tundra Swans move in to the region, be aware that birds have been
collared in Alaska (2006 and 2007) and my colleagues are hoping folks down
here will keep an eye out and report sitings.  Details are included below.  

Good birding,
Bruce

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TUNDRA SWANS WITH BLUE
NECK BANDS FROM ALASKA 
			
TUNDRA SWANS WERE MARKED IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN ALASKA IN THE SUMMER OF
2006 WITH CODED NECK BANDS AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
TIMING OF MIGRATION AND MOVEMENTS RELATIVE TO BREEDING AREA. NECK BANDS HAVE
A FOUR-DIGIT CODE THAT BEGINS WITH A LETTER, AND ARE READ FROM BOTTOM TO
TOP.  BANDS ARE BLUE WITH WHITE DIGITS, EXCEPT CODES T3##, WHICH ARE WHITE
WITH BLACK DIGITS.  

	
No.  Collared    
Marking Location				Code 	 		2006
2007
Yukon Delta					K### 	 	  	  30
100
Alaska Peninsula (North)			P###		  	  91
52	
Alaska Peninsula (South)			T4##		  	  62
63 
Koyukuk Drainage					T213-228
16	                -
							U390-U399
10
North Slope						T201-212,T3##  	  58
?
Kotzebue Sound 					U###			 100
90
Totals									 357
315	

PLEASE REPORT ANY OBSERVATIONS TO YOUR LOCAL CONSERVATION OFFICER, OR TO:

W. CANADA & PACIFIC FLYWAY		      EAST  COAST____     
Craig Ely						John Whissel
Alaska Science Center				Swan Research Program
1011 E. Tudor Rd.					7078 Airlie Road
Anchorage, AK 99503 				Warrenton, VA 20187
Phone: (907) 786-3526				(540) 341-3239
							1-888-2MIGRATE
EM: cely at usgs.gov
jwhissel at airlie.com


WE WILL PROVIDE ALL OBSERVERS WITH A BRIEF
HISTORY OF THE BANDED SWAN THEY OBSERVED.