Waterfowl

American Wigeon

The American Wigeon's bill is highly ennervated (has lots of nerve endings) to provide enhanced tactile capability for underwater foraging of plants, invertebrates, and mollusks.

Projects and Related Reports

• North American Breeding Waterfowl Survey in Alaska.
• Expanded Aerial Surveys of Waterfowl in Alaska
• North Slope Common Eider Survey Reports for the year:
  • 1999 (pdf)
  • 2000 (pdf)
  • 2001 (pdf)
  • 2002 (pdf)
  • 2003 (pdf)
  • 2004 (pdf)
  • 2005 (pdf)
  • 2006 (pdf)
  • 2007 (pdf)
• Aerial survey of emperor geese and other waterbirds in southwestern Alaska Fall 2007 (pdf)
• Waterfowl Banding in Alaska
• Southwest Alaska Steller's Eider Survey
• Arctic Coastal Plain Aerial Breeding Waterfowl Survey
• Arctic Coastal Plain Eider Survey
• Yukon Delta Aerial Breeding Waterfowl Survey

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Last Updated: September 15, 2008