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USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center staff publish results of their research in USGS series reports and in peer-reviewed journals. Publication links are below.  Information on all USGS publications can be found at the USGS Publications Warehouse.

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Flexible plastic collars compared to nasal discs for marking geese Flexible plastic collars compared to nasal discs for marking geese

Construction of a flexible plastic collar for marking geese is described. The usefulness of the collars, tried on 468 Canada geese (Branta canadensis) at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge from 1963 to 1965, was compared with that of nasal discs attached to 361 Canada geese at Seney in 1961 and 1962. The collars were superior to the discs in visibility, retention, and ease of placement...
Authors
G.A. Sherwood

Birds of Isle Royale in Lake Superior Birds of Isle Royale in Lake Superior

This report constitutes an annotated list of 197 species of birds reported from Isle Royale National Park, a 210-square-mile archipelago in northwestern Lake Superior including some 200 islets and rock outcrops. The island is 45 miles long and 8 miles wide at its widest point. Bird distribution and habitats are described, along with geography and vegetation; 62 species are known to have...
Authors
L.W. Krefting, F.B. Lee, P.C. Shelton, K.T. Gilbert

[Book review] The giant Canada goose, by H. C. Hanson [Book review] The giant Canada goose, by H. C. Hanson

Review of: The giant Canada goose. H. C. Hanson. Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Press. 1965. xxi, 225 p. illus., maps. 26 cm.
Authors
H.K. Nelson

Some aspects of breeding biology of the blue-winged teal Some aspects of breeding biology of the blue-winged teal

The Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) was the subject of one of the first publications dealing with the breeding biology of a species of North American waterfowl (Bennett, 1938). Recent studies of the nesting chronology, clutch size, and incubation period of this species include the works of Hochbaum (1944), Sowls (1955), and Glover (1956). The present paper supplements information on...
Authors
C.W. Dane

An automatic camera device for measuring waterfowl use An automatic camera device for measuring waterfowl use

A Yashica Sequelle camera was modified and equipped with a timing device so that it would take pictures automatically at 15-minute intervals. Several of these cameras were used to photograph randomly selected quadrats located in different marsh habitats. The number of birds photographed in the different areas was used as an index of waterfowl use.
Authors
Lewis M. Cowardin, J.E. Ashe
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