Yellowstone's Northern Range - Greater Yellowstone Science ...
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129<br />
Actual cQllnla<br />
Estimate<br />
Data<br />
Year Date of count Parkwide <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Range</strong> Parkwide <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Range</strong> Comments· source f<br />
1963 200 40<br />
1964 200 41<br />
1965 Apr. 6-9 227 d 300 Helicopter census, partly during a special 42<br />
flight to count sheep, but mostly done in<br />
conjunction with the helicopter census of the<br />
North <strong>Yellowstone</strong> elk herd.<br />
1966 229 d 300 Count was based on frequent winter counts 43<br />
by researcher John Oldemeyer.<br />
1967 Mar. 22-27 231 d 300 Helicopter count in conjunction with the 44<br />
census of the North <strong>Yellowstone</strong> elk herd.<br />
Probably not as accurate as the 1965 census.<br />
Eleven additional sheep were counted on<br />
Cinnabar Mtn. on the North <strong>Yellowstone</strong><br />
winter range outside the park.<br />
1968 178 (257)' 560 Counts by Piper Supercub in conjunction 45<br />
with flights to check elk distribution. 160<br />
= highest single count 257 = highest<br />
counts on major terrain features over several<br />
late winter flights.<br />
1969 247 (295)' 560 Counts as described for 1968. 247 ~ 46<br />
highest single count. 295 = highest counts<br />
on major terrain features over several late<br />
winter flights.<br />
1970 323 (392)' 600 Counts as described for 1968. 332 ~ 47<br />
highest single count. 392 = highest count<br />
on major terrain features over several late<br />
winter flights. Includes 8 at Golden Gate.<br />
a Ground counts unless otherwise specified.<br />
b Probably didn't include sheep that winter on higher peaks in the NE comer of the park (Mt. Norris, Thunderer, Abiathar Pk., Barronette<br />
Pk., and possibly Druid Pk.).<br />
Census didn't include the peaks mentioned above.<br />
d Census specifically did include most or all peaks mentioned in b above.<br />
~ Comments in parentheses are mine and not from data sources.<br />
f DATA SOURCES: (1) Mills, 1937; (2) Acting Superintendent, 1912a; (3) Superintendent's Annual Report, 1919; (4) Superintendent's<br />
Annual Report, 1920; (5) Superintendent's Annual Report for 1921-22; (6) Superintendent's Annual Report, 1923; (7) Superintendent's<br />
Annual Report, 1924 for parkwide count and estimate, Superintendent's Monthly Report for January, 1924 for northern <strong>Yellowstone</strong> count;<br />
(8) Superintendent's Annual Report, 1925; (9) Superintendent's Annual Report, 1926; (10) Superintendent's Annual Report, 1927; (11)<br />
Superintendent's Annual Report, 1928; (12) Baggley, n.d.; (13) Baggley, 1931; (14) Edward's, 1932 and Anonymous, 1932; (15)<br />
Anonymous, 1933; (16) Anonymous, 1934; (17) Anonymous, 1936; (18) Barrows, 1936 and Parsons, 1936; (19) Barrows, 1937b; (20)<br />
Barrows, 1938b; (21) Barrows, 1939b; (22) Barrows, 1940; (23) Skinner, 1941a; (24) Superintendent's Annual Report, 1942; (25)<br />
Coleman, 1943; (26) Anonymous, 1944; (27) Anonymous, 1945a,c; (28) Anonymous, 1946; Rogers, 1946; Superintendent's Annual<br />
Report, 1946; (29) Rogers, 1947; Kittams, 1947; (30) Rogers, 1948; (31) Anonymous, 1949a,b; Coleman, 1949; (32) Anonymous, 1950;<br />
(33) Evans, 1951; (34) Anonymous, 1953; (35) Anonymous, 1955; Buechner, 1960; (36) Kittams, 1956; (37) Kittams, 1957a; (38) Howe,<br />
1961a; (39) Howe, 1962a,b; (40) Howe, 1963b; (41) Howe, 1964; (42) Bannore, 1965a; Howe, 1965c; (43) 01demeyer, 1966; Bannore,<br />
1966; (44) Barmore 1967b,c; (45) This study; Bannore, 1968a; Woolf, 1968; (46) This study; Bucknall. 1969; (47) This study; Buckna11,<br />
1970.