Breeding, Moulting, and Site Fidelity of Brant (Branta bernicla) on Bathurst and Seymour Islands in the Canadian High Arctic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: O'Briain, Michéal, Reed, Austin, Macdonald, Stewart D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: Bathurst Island; brant; Branta bernicla hrota; breeding; brood rearing; moulting; Seymour Island; site fidelity; île Bathurst; bernache cravant; nidification; élevage des couvées; mue; île Seymour; fidélité au site; Arctic; Bear Pass; Brant; Polar Bear Pass; Seymour; Alopex lagopus; Bernache cravant; Branta bernicla
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64134

We studied the breeding and moulting ecology of eastern High Arctic brant Branta bernicla hrota on Bathurst and Seymour Islands in the central Canadian High Arctic from 1968 to 1989. In most years, brant arrived in Polar Bear Pass, Bathurst Islnd, during the first few days of June (earliest 28 May 1...