forward by Jim Williams, Wayzata Begin forwarded message:
TUNDRA SWANS WERE MARKED IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN ALASKA IN THE SUMMER OF 2006 and 2007 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 Yukon Delta (Code K###)--30 swans in 2006 and 100 swans in 2007. Alaska Peninsula (North) (Code P###)--91 swans in 2006 and 52 swans in 2007. Alaska Peninsula (South) (Code T4##)--62 swans in 2006 and 63 swans in 2007. Koyukuk Drainage --1 swan in 2006 (Code T213-228) and 10 swans in 2007 (Codes U390-U399). North Slope (Code T201-212,T3##)--58 swans in 2006. Kotzebue Sound (Code U###)--100 swans in 2006 and 90 swans in 2007. Totals--357 swans in 2006 and 315 swans in 2007. PLEASE REPORT ANY OBSERVATIONS OF SWANS WITH NECK BANDS TO YOUR LOCAL CONSERVATION OFFICER OR TO: Craig Ely Alaska Science Center 1011 E. Tudor Rd. Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: (907) 786-3526 EM: cely at usgs.gov John Whissel Swan Research Program 7078 Airlie Road Warrenton, VA 20187 Phone: (540) 341-3239 EM: jwhissel at airlie.com 1-888-2MIGRATE THE RESEARCHERS WILL PROVIDE ALL OBSERVERS WITH A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BANDED SWAN THEY OBSERVED.