Staging and Wintering Areas of Snow Geese Nesting on Howe Island, Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Johnson, Stephen R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1996
• Subjects: Western Arctic; Alaska; lesser snow goose; Chen caerulescens caerulescens; migration routes; staging areas; wintering areas; flyway fidelity; Arctique occidental; petite oie des neiges; voies de migration; zones de repos; zones d’hivernage; fidélité à une voie de migration; Arctic; Canada; Howe Island; Mackenzie Valley; Northwest Territories; Pacific; Yukon; Arctic Population; Arctique*; Banks Island; Prudhoe Bay; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64241

From July 1980 to July 1990, leg bands were put on 4556 adults, subadults, and goslings from the lesser snow goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) colony (~1000 nesting birds) on Howe Island, near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. In addition, 1431 neck bands were put on 1714 of the leg-banded adults and subadu...