. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 398 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME counts for black brant are provided herewith to show the abundance of the species in different months: March 11, 1928 3135 April 8, 1928 1837 May 6, 1928 87 September 20. 1928 None October 13, 1928 None November 11, 1928 270 December 16, 1928 3087 January 20, 1929 2490 March 24, 1929 6280 April 7, 1929 3271 May 12, 1929 51 In explanation of the fact that nearly tAvice as many birds were noted in March, 192
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 398 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME counts for black brant are provided herewith to show the abundance of the species in different months: March 11, 1928 3135 April 8, 1928 1837 May 6, 1928 87 September 20. 1928 None October 13, 1928 None November 11, 1928 270 December 16, 1928 3087 January 20, 1929 2490 March 24, 1929 6280 April 7, 1929 3271 May 12, 1929 51 In explanation of the fact that nearly tAvice as many birds were noted in March, 1929, as in 1928, it should be pointed out that the brant spent considerable time on the ocean oft' Tomales Bay. Further, the birds doubtless fly back and forth between Tomales, Bodega and Drakes bays so in order to get an exact count of the birds in this region, censuses should be made on all three bays .and, if practical, on the. Fig. 105. Black brant on shore and water. Tomales Bay, March 12, 1931. Enlarged from motion picture film by E. S. Cheney. adjacent ocean too. Weather and tidal conditions greatly affect the number of birds on the bays and ocean. The brant fly in to feed in the bays with an incoming tide and go out to the ocean to roost on ebb tides. If the day be calm and warm, more birds loaf on the ocean than in cloudy or stormy weather when they seek protection in the calmer bays. A large number of the birds spend the night on the ocean, flying from the bays at dusk to return to feed shortly after daylight. Upon my association with the Division of Fish and Game early this year, I advocated that an annual census of black sea brant be made in California. Leo K. Wilson, Chief of the Bureau of Education and. 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 California. Dept. of Fish and Game; Californi
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