. Birds of the Kilbuck and Ahklun mountain region, Alaska. Birds Alaska Bristol Bay Region. KJLBUCK AND AHKLUN MOUNTAIN BIRDS 89 Start of laying in 1976, 21 (34%) lost eggs or young: 5 nests were dug out by red foxes, eggs disappeared from 11 nests, and 5 nests were deserted. Ten adults collected 19 June-22 Augvist 1976 had eaten crustaceans, capelin (MaUotus villosus), sandlances, red Irish lords (Jlemilepidotus hemilepidott4S), and unidentified fishes. Homed puffin (Fratercula comiculatd). Csr (l6 May-8 Septem- ber). Specimens: WFB865, WFB866, and YDNWR(CRNWR 115). Homed puffins nested in th
. Birds of the Kilbuck and Ahklun mountain region, Alaska. Birds Alaska Bristol Bay Region. KJLBUCK AND AHKLUN MOUNTAIN BIRDS 89 Start of laying in 1976, 21 (34%) lost eggs or young: 5 nests were dug out by red foxes, eggs disappeared from 11 nests, and 5 nests were deserted. Ten adults collected 19 June-22 Augvist 1976 had eaten crustaceans, capelin (MaUotus villosus), sandlances, red Irish lords (Jlemilepidotus hemilepidott4S), and unidentified fishes. Homed puffin (Fratercula comiculatd). Csr (l6 May-8 Septem- ber). Specimens: WFB865, WFB866, and YDNWR(CRNWR 115). Homed puffins nested in the coastal portion of the study area in rock crevices in cliffs (Fig. 21) and in boulder piles along the shore above the high tide line. So wis et al. (1978) estimated more than 4,000 birds in the study area, all on rocky shores and islands south of Chagvan Bay. In Fig. 21. Homed pufiin on its nest in a crack on a cliff; Cape Peirce, 25 July 1976. Photo by M. R. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Petersen, Margaret R; Weir, Douglas N; Dick, Matthew H; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [Washington, D. C. ] : U. S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
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