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1. Yellowstone River Study Sections 9 



2. Cover Board Used to Estimate Density of Vegetative Cover 

 Surrounding Goose Nests 11 



3. Marking Canada Geese with Plastic Neck Collars and Standard 

 Aluminum Leg Bands 12 



4. Goose Censuses Conducted along the Lower Yellowstone River 

 between Billings and Fairview, Montana, from September 1, 



1974, to August 1, 1976 13 



5. Dates of Initiation of 51 Canada Goose Nests in 1975 

 and 58 Nests in 1976 on the Lower Yellowstone River, 



Montana 25 



6. Gage Heights from Selected Sites within the Bighorn- 

 to-Hysham Section of the Lower Yellowstone River, 1975 



and 1976 29 



7. Gage Heights from Selected Sites within the Hathaway-to- 

 Miles City Section of the Lower Yellowstone River, 



1975 to 1976 3 



8. Gage Heights from Selected Sites within the Miles City-to- 

 Sunday Creek Section of the Lower Yellowstone River, 1975 



to 1976 31 



9. Gage Heights from Selected Sites within the Fallon-to- 

 Glendive Section of the Lower Yellowstone River, 1975 and 



1976 32 



10. A Typical Nest Site Utilized by Canada Geese Nesting in 



Open, Unvegetated Areas 34 



11. Ice Flows Moving Past the Vegetated Portion of the Downstream 

 End of an Island in the Fallon-to-Glendive Section, February 



1975 34 



12. Frequency Distribution of Clutch Sizes from 131 Canada 



Goose Nests on the Lower Yellowstone River, 1975 and 1976 36 



13. Discharge of the Lower Yellowstone River at Miles City, 

 Montana, During the Period of Initiation of Canada Goose 



Nests Surveyed in 1975 and 1976 37 



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