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1. Numbers of Canada Geese Observed During Aerial Censuses 



in the Wintering Period 19 



2. Canada Goose Utilization of Selected Field Types Over 



All Study Sections During Four Periods, 1975 and 1976 20 



3. Numbers of Canada Geese Observed During Aerial Censuses in the 

 Spring Migration Period 21 



4. Racial Composition of Canada Goose Flocks Nesting in 

 Study Sections along the Lower Yellowstone River Based 



upon Sizes of Eggs in Completed Clutches 23 



5. Summary of Canada Goose Nest Fates from Study Sections 



on the Lower Yellowstone River, 1975 and 1976 26 



6. Number of Canada Goose Nests Per Hectare on the Most 

 Densely Nested Islands in Each Study Section Surveyed 



along the Lower Yellowstone River in 1975 and 1976 27 



7. Density of Canada Goose Nests on Islands from Studies 



Conducted in Other Areas 27 



8. Height above Water and Distance to Water of Canada Goose 



Nest Sites on the Lower Yellowstone River, 1975 and 1976 23 



9. Mean Cover Ratings from Goose Nest Sites on the Lower 



Yellowstone River, 1975 and 1976 33 



10. Frequency of Association of Completed Canada Goose Nests 

 with Selected Nest Site Parameters on the Lower Yellowstone 



River, 1975 and 1976 35 



11. Numbers of Canada Geese Observed During Aerial Censuses in 



the Early Fall Resident Period . 40 



12. Mean Distances Moved by Age and Sex Classes of Canada Geese 

 Marked with Plastic Neck Collars between Time of Capture in 

 1975 and Beginning of the Brood-Rearing and Flightless Period 



in 1976 41 



13. Numbers of Canada Geese Observed During Aerial Censuses in the 



Fall Migration Period 42 



14. Dabbling Duck Utilization of Selected Field Types Over 



All Study Sections During Four Periods in 1975 and 1976 49 



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