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Bay in June-July 1970 and J. G. King (unpublished) reported 5,000 or 

 more birds in Chagvan Bay in midsummer 1963-64. 



Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata). Rspm, VRfin. 



One to three pairs were seen at Nanvak Bay on 4 June 1969, on 6 

 days during 4-13 May 1973, and on 5 days during 30 April- 10 May 1976. 

 Small flocks of males were there on 15-18 May 1973. J. L. Hout (unpub- 

 lished) found 2 birds at Nanvak Bay on 3-12 June 1969; a few small flocks 

 of up to 12 northern shovelers were seen there during 26 August-7 

 September 1973 and 25 August 1976. 



Gadwall (Anas strepera^. VRv. 



A bird was seen at Carter by J. G. King on 6 September 1963 (Kessel 

 and Gibson 1978). Gadwalls are generally more common along the Alaska 

 Peninsula, where they nest (Gill et al. 1981). 



American wigeon (Anas americand). Cspm, Usr, FCfm (29 April- 

 8 October). 



Wigeons nested in the Kilbuck and Ahklun mountains and migrated 

 along the coast. We frequently found a few pairs and small groups of male 

 wigeons in areas flooded by meltwater near and in Nanvak Bay during 

 spring migration (4-18 May 1973; 29 April- 14 May 1976-peak, 1 May 

 1976). A pair was in Chagvan Bay on 26 May 1987 (D. F. Parmelee and 

 J. M. Parmelee, unpublished). Two wigeons were seen during an aerial 

 survey of the coast on 23 April 1981 (C. P. Dau, unpublished) and 108 

 on 1 May 1987 (R. J. King and C. P. Dau, unpublished). A few birds, 

 including a flock of 17 basic-plumaged males, were observed during fall 

 migration (25 August-l6 September 1973) at Cape Peirce, and R. E. Gill, 

 Jr., and R. King (unpublished) found 200 wigeons in Chagvan Bay during 

 an aerial survey on 6 October 1980. 



Birds nested in the Kilbuck and Ahklun mountains and were seen 

 along the coast in summer. Males and females were seen in July at 

 Goodnews Bay (1974), Chagvan Bay (1974), and the Togiak River mouth 

 (1962); D. A. Boyce and S. J. Fristensky (unpublished) and M. Brown et al. 

 (unpublished) recorded them at the Kisaralik River, M. Brown et al. 

 (unpublished) found one bird at the Kwethluk River on 21 July 1985, and 

 M. Brown et al. (unpublished) found wigeons at the Eek River on 17- 

 27 June 1985. E. H. Miller (unpublished) saw one wigeon in a freshwater 

 pool on Round Island on 13-14 June 1972. At the Tuluksak River, small 

 downies were found on 20 July 1962 and 22 July 1976, large downies on 

 20 July 1986, partly feathered young on 30 July 1987, and well feathered 

 young on 18 July 1979. We found two to four pairs or broods at the 

 Tuluksak River (48 km of streams) in most years. A partly feathered 



