Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4403
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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