[obol] Marked TUNDRA SWANS

[Lyn Topinka]

thanks !!!!! ... P791 was seen on Rest Lake at Ridgefield NWR today 
... I'll send that information on ...

Lyn
pointers at pacifier.com




At 04:03 PM 11/3/2007, Bruce & Katie Dugger wrote:
>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
>
>----------------------------------------
>
>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.
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