Populations and behavior of black brant at Humboldt Bay, California

• Main Author: Henry, William G.
• Other Authors: Harris, Stanley
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt 1980
• Subjects: Humboldt State University > Theses > Forestry; Brant; California; Bird populations; Humboldt Bay; South Bay; Branta bernicla
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/874

Although Humboldt Bay was considered to be a major wintering area for black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) in the 1890's, the evidence suggests that since at least 1930 it has not supported a large wintering brant population, but instead serves primarily as a major concentration area for nor...