Pacific brant feeding on eelgrass beds in Izembek Lagoon, Alaska
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Pacific brant feeding on submerged eelgrass at Grant Point, Izembek Lagoon, Alaska.
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Thousands of geese gather at Izembek Lagoon in southwestern Alaska every fall where they “stage”, meaning that they rest and eat in preparation for migration to lower latitudes. Izembek Lagoon is especially important for Pacific brant geese, as the entire Pacific Flyway population is thought to use the lagoon in fall. This provides an opportunity to efficiently survey the population to track...
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