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Anser albifrons
Meade River Coal Mine, 157°25'W, 70°29'N, Alaska
21 May
About 25 gun (3 group - 10, 15, 3) seen
in the afternoon, all flying own head. 1 mi
24 May
15 flushed from snow covered tundra SE of
camp; they flew off N along the Meade R.
25 May
6 flew over the camp area about 1:30 PM,
26 May
6 flew over camp about 6 PM.
27 May
6 seen flying over 1K Mather Lake about
9:30 AM and 8 flying N along the Meade
about 11. 4 seen flying over camp about 6 PM.
28 May
The largest group I saw today was 7 and,
most were in 3's and 4's; a few conc birds,
all birds were seen in flight only.
29 May
Largest group seen was 6 and several
singles and pairs noted. Very noisy but
none seemed inclined to land.
30 May
Small group of geese flying about all A.M.
and in the late P.M. - 1 to 7-in-a-group. None
landed. No pattern to flight direction.
31 May
Much as the last two days. Largest group seen was
7.
2 June
Small groups - mostly 3+4 seen flying about
during the A.M. No pattern to the directions
taken by groups of birds and possibly some are
circling the area. Several flying about toward south
3 June
A few seen flying near the village. Two landed
on the flat N of the village along the river. A
quorum of seen seen about 9 PM.