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Transcription
T. Code
1956
Anas carolinense
11 June Unicat, Alaska
One duck was seen flying near USGS
but about 1600, and a pair was seen
later in the evening by the air strip.
18 June
A duck seen alighting on a small pond by the
road near T8 about 2000.
21 June
Two ducks were seen along Sea Bee Creek
where the road crosses at east end of airstrip.
A hen was flushed from a puddle in a brushy
area along E bank of the creek in some area.
22-25 June
A pair seen each day on the same small
pond by the road going up to Red Hill. Male
is courting. Very tame - I watch from 20-25 yds
in color. It always goes ahead of duck.
14 July
A small duckling believed to be this species
was caught in mouse trap on T5 - unhooked -
when released swam and died promptly.
Also now a mated hen by a small pond near
the west evening of Sea Bee Creek.
19 July
A pair seen on a small lake about 1/2 mile
east of east end of runway. No young seen
Anas carolinensis
is now
Anas crecca
pr Aou 1998