Breeding Biology, Behavior, and Morphology of Emperor Geese and Other Waterfowl near Kokechik Bay, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska during 1982-1988

Current Citation:
Petersen, M.R., 2023. Breeding biology, behavior, and morphology of Emperor Geese and other waterfowl near Kokechik Bay, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska during 1982-1988 (ver 3.0, March 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9QAX2UQ

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Version 1.0 posted online April 2023

Original Citation:
Petersen, M.R., 2023. Breeding biology, behavior, and morphology of Emperor Geese and other waterfowl near Kokechik Bay, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska during 1982-1988: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9QAX2UQ

Overview:
This data package presents legacy data on Emperor Goose, Cackling Goose, Black Brant, and Greater White-fronted Goose, breeding biology, behavior, and morphology collected at study sites near Kokechik Bay on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (previously Clarence Rhodes National Wildlife Refuge), Alaska during the summers of 1982 through 1988.

Data Inventory:

Goose Banding
NOTES: Summaries of goose banding and collaring including dates, number of geese, and species identification [1983, 1984; 2 PDF; 91.2 KB]
RAW DATA: Banding schedules and morphological measurements of banded and collared geese [1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986; 19 PDFs;,1 docx; 32.4 MB]
TABLES: Summary of Cackling Canada Geese banded by Alaska Office of Fish and Wildlife Research June-Aug 1986 [1986; 1 PDF; 14.4 KB]

Goose Behavior
NOTES: Chronology of banded goose nesting activities and other behaviors [1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986; 3 PDFs; 9.65 MB]
RAW DATA: Tables with species counts, behavior, habitat use, and direction of travel as observed from an observation tower or camp near Kokechik Bay [1983, 1984, 1985, 1986; 23 PDFs; 568 MB]
TRANSCRIBED DATA: Digitized (.csv) tables of Emperor Goose behaviors and banded waterfowl resights  [1983, 1984, 1985, 1986; 3 CSV; 3.48 MB]

Goose Nests
ANALYSES: Egg temperature and morphological measurement statistics for goose eggs [1986, 1987, 1988; 2 PDFs; 19.9 MB]
NOTES: Initial descriptions of habitat types found on the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta including, tidal sedge meadow, sedge-grass meadow, upland tundra, Elymus meadow, sedge sphagnum bog, and tall sedge marsh [1980; 1 PDF; 102 KB]
RAW DATA: Brood sizes of geese nesting near Kokechik Bay [1986; 1 PDF; 141 KB]
TRANSCRIBED DATA: Goose nest monitoring data including egg measurements, nest fate, and productivity [1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986; 4 CSV; 680 KB]

Bird Checklists
NOTES: Bird and mammal checklists completed in a notes format [1984, 1985, 1986; 1 PDF; 7.03 MB]
RAW DATA:  Bird and mammal species presence data in the format of a table with species listed in the rows and the date of observation listed in the columns [1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986; 5 PDFs; 37.6 MB]

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Version 2.0 posted online January 2024

Appended: Added Emperor Goose behavior videos that were translated from film into MP4 formatted videos [30.7GB]

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Version 3.0 posted online March 2024

Appended: Added scans of predator scan/observation data, snow transect data, and aerial images.