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first visit to island Storholmen | 13 June 2026 |
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Picture by Marc Zedek | |
| Today is the first survey of goose nests on the largest island, Storholmen. I received the permit yesterday. I was afraid that the extremely early spring will soon cause nests to hatch. Mark Zedec of AWIPEV assisted me. Below he is making the above picture. The female had a nice ring yellow(DNA). Unfortunately she would not show it anymore. | |
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We were also able to find the nests which were predated by polar bear visits last week. The poop still showing signs of bad digestion of proteins.
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 To leave the island, we had to wait for the tide to rise. | |
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| On our way back. | |
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| Finally a graph of the number of nests on Storholmen. Not as bad as I thought. The effect of the avian influenza epidemic is still visible. Last year had a good reproduction, but first year old geese don't breed. We saw several on the island, not linked to a nest | |
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