APPENDIX SLIDES Bill Larned Chris Dau U S Fish and Wildlife Service
Common eider Status: Species of Concern, declines in P. race. Reference Population: Pacific eider (±150K) Planning area Max Population: Unknown (5K?) PA % of Ref. Population: <5%?? Months present: a few all year, some breeding, mostly during spring migration, Mar.-May Concentration sites: mouths of all AP Lagoons, shorelines & offshore throughout Planning area
COMMON EIDER APRIL
Long-tailed duck Status: Species of Concern, declines N Am. Incl. AK R. Hocken Status: Species of Concern, declines N Am. Incl. AK Reference Population: N. American (2.5M?) Planning area Max Population: Spring Mig. (30K) PA % of Ref. Population: <5% Months present: Aug-May Greatest Vulnerability: migration (Mar-May), winter Dec – Mar. Mouths of all AP Lagoons, shorelines throughout Planning area
LONG-TAILED DUCK ?? March-May June-Feb Winter: R. Hocken Scattered along shorelines And in mouths of estuaries, among sea icel
White-winged Scoter Status: Species of Concern, declines worldwide Incl. AK Reference Population: W. N. Am. breeding (?) Planning area Max Population: Spring Mig. (11K) PA % of Ref. Population: ?? Months present: Aug-May Greatest Vulnerability: migration (Mar-May), Molt (Aug-Oct). Upper BB shoals, Most AP Lagoons, esp. Pt. Moller, shorelines throughout Planning area
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER R. Steele March-May
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER R. Steele July-Nov Winter ??
Harlequin Duck Status: Reference Population: Planning area Max Population: Spring Mig. (1K) PA % of Ref. Population: <1% Months present: Aug-May Greatest Vulnerability: coastal/littoral. Aug-May
Harlequin Duck L Spitalnik April-May July-March ??
Northern Pintail Status: Reference Population:Alaska (1M) Planning area Max Population: Spring/Fall Mig. No comprehensive survey at least 10s of thous. PA % of Ref. Population: ?? Months present: April-Nov Greatest Vulnerability: all estuaries-esp. exposed tide flats, spring & fall mig. staging
Cackling Canada Goose Status: Race of concern – huge decline in rebound to near objective last few years Reference Population: Entire world population Breeds in YK Delta Planning area Max Population: 270K?? % of Ref. Population: 100% Months present: Sept-Oct?? Greatest Vulnerability: Cinder River, Ugashik Lagoons, other upper AK Peninsula lagoons, Sept-Oct
Cackling Canada Goose Sept-Oct