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Methods 



We were present on the study area for 809 days between 1952 and 

 1987 (Table 1). Our fieldwork occurred mostly during the 1970's and 

 included most ecologically distinct areas. The foundations for this paper 

 are data from D. N. Weir's (DNW) study of breeding birds on the Tuluksak 

 River, with specific reference to the effects of surface mining, and M. H. 

 Dick's (MHD) and M. R. Petersen's (MRP) studies of breeding seabirds 

 and coastal migration of waterbirds at Cape Peirce and Nanvak Bay. 

 Supplemental data are included from the published and unpublished 

 reports of surveys of cliff-nesting raptors and other birds along the 

 northern interior Kisaralik River (White and Boyce 1978; Weir 1982; 

 Mindell 1983); reconnaissances and notes by residents and visitors from 

 1933 to 1988 (MHD, DNW, and others); notes on birds at Kagati Lake and 



Table 1 . Studies and surveys conducted in the Kilbuck and Ahklun 



mountains and nearby islands. 



General 

 location 



Type ^ 

 of study 



Total 

 days 



Range ^ 

 of dates 



Years 



Salmon River 



Gr, Fl, Ae 



17 



6 July - 24 Aug. 



1974, 1977, 1979, 1986 



Tuluksak River 



Gr, Ae 



396 



29 May -9 Nov. 



1952, 1962, 1974, 

 1976-81, 1983, 

 1986-87 



Fog River 



Ae 



2 



16, 25 July 



1976, 1978 



Kisaralik River 



Gr, Fl, Ae 



15 



11 July- 15 Sept. 



1977-79 



Kagati Lake and 

 Kanektok River 



Ae 



1 



13 July 



1962 



Arolik River 



Ae 



4 



11 June - 16 Sept. 



1974, 1977, 1980 



Goodnews and 



Chagvan bays and 

 Kinegnak River 



Gr 



28 



11 June- 15 Sept. 



1974, 1977, 1980, 1986, 

 1988 



Cape Newenham 



Gr, Ae 



8 



19 May -31 Aug. 



1973, 1977 



Cape Peirce and 

 Nanvak Bay 



Gr, Ae 



334 



27 Apr. - 27 Sept. 



1969, 1970, 1973, 1976 



Walrus Islands 



Gr, Bo 



2 



8 -9 July 



1962 



Togiak River and 

 and Togiak Lake 



Gr, Fl 



10 



6 July - 9 Aug. 



1962, 1973 



Coastal surveys 



Ae 



2 



21 Aug. -8 Sept. 



1976, 1977 



* Gr - ground survey, Fl - float trip, Ae - aerial survey, Bo - boat survey. 

 ^ Earliest to latest dates an observer was present. 



