Subject: Marked TUNDRA SWANS
From: "Bruce & Katie Dugger" <tinamou AT comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 16:03:38 -0700

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 sightings. 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.


.........................................Quantity
Marking..................................Collared
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......-
Koyukuk Drainage..........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
Craig Ely
Alaska Science Center
1011 E. Tudor Rd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 786-3526
EM: cely AT usgs.gov


EAST COAST
John Whissel
Swan Research Program
7078 Airlie Road
Warrenton, VA 20187
(540) 341-3239
1-888-2MIGRATE
jwhissel AT airlie.com


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






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