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We found birds nesting at Ilanik Lakes (DNW photo) and in all 

 drainages from the Tuluksak River to the Arolik River. Swans were 

 reported nesting up the Goodnews River (B. Huffmon, personal commu- 

 nication). 



We found three pairs and one nest with six eggs in a 260-km2 area 

 near Ilanik Lake on 17 June 1974. Thirteen pairs seen on 12 September 

 1977 near the edge of our area (from the lower Eek to Kanektok rivers) 

 had 0-6 fledged young each (2.2 young per pair or 3 2 young per 

 successful pair). A pair at Jacksmith Bay had four young on 9 September 

 1976. We found flightless birds on the lower Eek and Kanektok rivers; 

 molting flocks ranged from 10 to 150 birds, and most flocks had more 

 than 50 birds. Two tundra swans were at Crooked Island on 25 June 1977 

 (P. D. Axneson and D. B. McDonald, personal communication). 



Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons). FCspm, Rsr?, 

 FCfm (30 April-24 September). 



Greater white-fronted geese migrated and molted along the coast and 

 were found inland. Geese migrated past Cape Peirce in spring from 30 

 April to 5 May (flocks to 23 individuals) and in fall from 7 August to 

 7 September 1976 and 19 to 31 August 1973 (in flocks of up to 45 

 individuals). Flocks of flightless adults were seen at Chagvan Bay on 

 2 1-29 July 1969 and a flock of 12 migrating birds flew south over Nanvak 

 Bay on 24 September 1971 Q. L. Hout, personal communication). Inland, 

 in the Kilbuck and Ahklun mountain region, adults were seen near the 

 Kisaralik River in August 1976 (D. R. Money, unpublished) and one was 

 seen at the Eek River on 22 June 1985 (M. Brown et al., unpublished). 

 We found adults near the Togiak River in August 1973, and we saw one 

 on the Tuluksak River on 27 July 1983. 



Snow goose (Chen caerulescens), Rspm, Rfm. 



Snow geese migrated along the coast in spring and fall. Three flocks 

 of 150, 100, and 75 snow geese passed Cape Peirce on 1 May 1976, and 

 we suspect that birds may pass each fall along the coast of the study area 

 en route to their staging areas on the Alaska Peninsula. On 14 September 

 1971, J. L. Hout (personal communication) observed 2 flocks of 20-30 

 birds passing Goodnews Bay, and R. Gill, Jr., and R. King (unpublished) 

 found 165 and 25 birds at Goodnews and Chagvan bays, respectively, 

 during an aerial survey on 6 October 1980. Mindell (1983) found them 

 uncommon in the Nyac area 



