Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued almost 10 years ago
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A spring aerial survey of the Nowitna River corridor was conducted to determine density and distribution of geese. Totals observed were 273 whitefronted geese in 30 flocks and 7 Canada geese in 3 flocks. The number of whitefronted geese declined by 48.0 from 1986 on a portion of the survey route surveyed both years. Goose production data were collected during the Nowitna MR annual waterfowl brood survey. Totals of 89 adult and 119 juvenile whitefronted geese were observed on the lower Nowitna River, and 35 adult and 29 juvenile whitefronted were observed on the Sulatna River. Three hundred and eight whitefronted geese were observed on surveyed wetlands.