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Branta nigricans
5 June
Several seen along the Grave, and the
duck hunters we met had shot several.
8 June
A good number in flock seen on the coast
N of Teshekpuk Lake.
10 June
Seen commonly in flocks of 6-12 between
Warmwright and B beachfront along the coast
27 July
Pitt Point -
A flock of some 30 birds were
seen around a lake westward of
the site as we were making our
approach to land.
28 July
Pitt Point -
A destroyed nest was found
20 yds from owl nest #1. Broken
egg shells were all around and the
nesting material had been torn
aside and strewn around. At the
owl nest, the wings and pectoral
grindles and legs of 2 adult brant
were also found. Bill Slean, the
Slatkin Chief, said that earlier
he had found some 10-12 brant
nests on the "island area" around
the site (see Maher's map). He
also noted that the brant frequently
nested close to owl nests. There were
many other brant near the old village