Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
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Three observers disembarked the 86 charter vessel Western Pacific near the east end of Nizki Island 23 May 1983. The goal of the field camp was to observe Aleutian Canada geese and inventory all migratory bird populations on the islands for the first time since introduced foxes were eliminated from the island in the late 1970s. On 23 May, two observers were placed in a field camp at Aga Cove Aggatu Island, for the purpose of locating and observing returning Aleutian Canada geese through 3 June 1983. In total, geese were sighted 100 times. Thirtythree sightings were rebanded birds where the band numbers could be read and recorded. Seventeen sightings were of unbanded birds. Six were of birds known to have bands, which were unreadable. The remainder were of birds observed under circumstances which precluded determination of banding status. One pair of leg and other bones was also found near Cape Sabak. Evidence suggested the bird died shortly after being transplanted to Agattu from Buldir last summer.