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Report Tundra Swan sightings to cely@usgs.gov

TUNDRA SWANS WITH BLUE NECK BANDS FROM ALASKA
Alaska map with swan

Tundra Swans were marked in Western and Northern Alaska in the summers of 2006-2008 with coded neck bands as part of an effort to learn more about the timing of migration and movements relative to breeding area.

Neck bands have a four-digit code that begins with a letter, and are read from bottom to top. Bands are blue with white digits, except codes T3##, which are white with black digits.

 

Marking Location Codes

No. Collared

2006 - 2008
Yukon Delta K### 227
Alaska Peninsula (North) P### 148
Alaska Peninsula (South) T4## 155
Koyukuk Drainage T213-228 16
  U075-U120, U390-U399 51
North Slope T201-212, T3## 58
Kotzebue Sound U### 390
Totals   1045
 
PLEASE REPORT ANY OBSERVATIONS TO YOUR LOCAL CONSERVATION OFFICER, OR  TO:
W. Canada & Pacific Flyway East Coast

Craig Ely
Alaska Science Center
4210 University Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 786-7182
email: cely@usgs.gov

John Whissel
Swan Research Program
7078 Airlie Road
Warrenton, VA 20187
(540) 341-3239
1-888-2MIGRATE
email: jwhissel@airlie.com
swan graphic WE WILL PROVIDE ALL OBSERVERS WITH A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BANDED SWAN THEY OBSERVED.
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