Sea Duck Joint Venture Projects

Project #	Title	Year	Lead Institution(s)	Project Lead	Location	Focal Species
180	Evaluating the Pathogenesis of Avian Influenza Virus in Priority Sea Ducks	2025	USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center	Diann Prosser	Atlantic Flyway	Common Eider, Surf Scoter
179	Assessing the influence of environmental drivers and light goose population dynamics on components of king eider recruitment in the central Canadian Arctic	2025	University of Saskatchewan	Mitch Weegman	Central Canadian Arctic	King Eider
178	Assessing long term population trends and distribution of northern common eider ducks (S. m. borealis) breeding along the south coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut	2025	Environment Canada	Grant Gilchrist	Nunavut	Common Eider
177	Developing options and work plans to guide next steps in WBPHS design and operation with an increased emphasis on sea ducks	2025	Cornell Lab of Ornithology	Orin Robinson	Atlantic Flyway	Barrow’s Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Hooded Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter
176	An integrated model of scoter populations in eastern North America with a focus on estimating survival	2024	Pennsylvania State University	Frances Buderman	Atlantic Flyway	Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoter
175	What are the ducks telling us? Documenting K'ahsho Got'ine knowledge about scoters	2024	Environment Canada	Kirsty Gurney	Northwest Territories, Canada	Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter
174	Regional variation in common eider exposure to oil-related contaminants in Atlantic Canada	2024	University of Manitoba	Gregg Tomy	Atlantic Canada	Common Eider
173	Unifying the coast: Advancing image-based surveys to support sea duck conservation along the Pacific Flyway	2024	USGS	Susan De La Cruz	Pacific Flyway	White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Barrow's Goldeneye
172	The Mitik of Nunatsiavut and beyond: Using satellite telemetry, contaminant analysis and Indigenous Knowledge to uncover movements, key areas of habitat use, and threats for the Common Eiders of northern Labrador throughout their range	2024	Nunatsiavut Government	Michelle Saunders	Atlantic Canada	Common Eider
171	Identifying the diets and breeding areas of harvested juvenile sea ducks: A continued stable isotope investigation	2023	University of Maryland	David Nelson	North America	Surf Scoter, Long-tailed Duck
170	A Bioenergetic Model to Evaluate Winter Food Limitation in Barrow's Goldeneyes and Consequences of Climate Change	2022	USGS Alaska Science Center	Dan Esler	Pacific Coast	Barrows Goldeneye
169	Engaging a transboundary expert network to prioritize coastal and marine habitat management for sea ducks in the Salish Sea	2022	Birds Canada	David Bradley	Salish Sea	Bufflehead, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye, Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Common Merganser, Surf Scoter
168	Characterization of the migratory patterns, connectivity, philopatry and timing of the western North American Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) population throughout the annual cycle	2022	Western Washington University, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife	Andrew Annanie	British Columbia, Alberta, Alaska, Washington, Wyoming, Montana	Harlequin Duck
167	Estimating sea duck productivity in eastern North America using a photographic survey	2021	State University of New York-Brockport	Jacob Straub	Atlantic Flyway	Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, White-Winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck
166	Advancing Trans-boundary Sea Duck Conservation Actions: Scoter Habitat Use and Movement Patterns in the Salish Sea	2021	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Canadian Wildlife Service	Joe Evenson and Megan Ross	Salish Sea	Surf Scoter and White-winged Scoter
165	Nutrient Reserve Dynamics of American Common Eiders in New Brunswick throughout the annual cycle	2021	Avifaune	Francis St. Pierre	New Brunswick	Common Eiders (Atlantic)
164	Assessing Hunting Pressure on Common Eiders in Chukotka, Russia.	2021	Wildlife Conservation Society	Martin Robards	Russia	Common Eider (Pacific)
163	Improving US Sea Duck Harvest Estimates through Improved Sampling Design and Model Development	2021	USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center	Andy Royle	Atlantic Flyway	All Sea Ducks
162	Identifying demographic bottlenecks and habitat use to support the recovery and management of American common eider: a range-wide, full life-cycle telemetry project	2021	Ducks Unlimited Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service	Nic McLellan and Scott Gilliland	Atlantic Flyway	Common Eider (American)
161	Monitoring of Non-breeding Sea Ducks on the Great Lakes	2020	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Beth Ross	Ontario, Great Lakes	Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Surf Scoter, White Winged Scoter, Hooded Merganser
160	Visibility correction factors for multiple species of sea ducks and diving ducks using an aerial remote sensing approach	2020	USGS Midwest Environmental Science Center	Luke Fara	Great Lakes	All Sea Ducks
159	Estimating sea duck fecundity and survival using age-at-death data	2020	Biodiversity Research Institiute	Lucas Savoy	North America	Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter
158	Evaluating stable hydrogen isotopes for identifying breeding areas of harvested sea ducks	2020	University of Maryland	David Nelson	Atlantic Flyway, Mississippi Flyway, Pacific Flyway	Long-tailed Duck, Surf Scoter
157	Automated Sea Duck Counts from Aerial Photographs	2020	Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc.	Riley Knoedler		All Sea Ducks
156	Evaluating Sea Duck Detectability in the Puget Sound Winter Ambient Monitoring Program	2019	US Geological Survey	Sarah Converse	Salish Sea	All Sea Ducks
155	Continental-scale Analysis of Sea Duck Telemetry Data	2019	University of Rhode Island	Juliet Lamb	Atlantic Flyway, Great Lakes	Long-tailed Ducks, Surf Scoters, Black Scoters, White-winged Scoters
154	Integrating Fixed-Wing and Helicopter Survey Platforms to Improve Detection and Species Identification of North American Breeding Scoters	2017	Canadian Wildlife Service	Eric Reed	Canada	Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, White-Winged Scoter
153	Population monitoring and information needs for management and conservation of sea ducks on the Great Lakes	2017	University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point	Jacob Straub	Great Lakes	All Sea Ducks
151	Support for review of Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey	2016	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Emily Silverman	North America	All Sea Ducks
150	Using genetics to determine the breeding areas of Common Eiders harvested in the Atlantic Flyway	2016	US Geological Survey	Sarah Sonsthagen	Atlantic Flyway	Common Eider (American)
149	Population dynamics of American Common Eider: Estimating population growth and recruitment rates	2016	University Quebec at Montreal	Jean-Francois Giroux	Atlantic Flyway	Common Eider (American)
148	Measuring pentosidinne in skin biopsies to reliably age scoters	2016	Biodiversity Research Institute, Virginia Tech, West Virgina University	Lucas Savoy	North America	Surf Scoter and White-winged Scoter
147	Using crowdsourcing to interpret digital imagery	2015	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Emily Silverman	North America	All Sea Ducks
146	Point Barrow, Alaska, Migration Counts for King and Common Eiders	2015	Widllife Conservation Society	Rebecca McGuire	Alaska	King Eider, Common Eider
145	Wing tissue collection for sea ducks for stable isotope and genetic analyses	2014	US Geological Survey	Sarah Sonsthagen	North America	All Sea Ducks
144	Migration patterns, habitat use, and harvest characteristics of long-tailed ducks wintering on Lake Michigan	2014	US Geological Survey	Luke Fara	Great Lakes	Long-tailed Duck
143	Annual cycle connectivity, site fidelity, and habitat use of Pacific Surf, White-winged, and Black Scoters	2014	Alaska Department of Fish and Game	Jason Schamber	Alaska	Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter
142	Genetic characterization of Barrow’s goldeneyes in western North America	2014	US Geological Survey	Sarah Sonsthagen	Pacific Flyway	Barrow's Goldeneye
141	Canadian Barrenlands Experimental Breeding Sea Duck Survey	2014	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Walt Rhodes	Canada	All Sea Ducks
140	Pacific common eider breeding surveys in western Canada	2014	Canadian Wildlife Service	Eric Reed	Canada	Common Eider (Pacific)
139	Assessment of Harvest Potential of 5 Species of Sea Ducks	2013	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Mark Koneff	North America	All Sea Ducks
138	Support for development of book: Ecology and Conservation of North American Sea Ducks	2010	USGS	Tim Bowman	North America	All Sea Ducks
137	Sample size considerations for satellite telemetry studies of sea ducks	2013	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Tony Roberts	North America	All Sea Ducks
136	Aerial Detection Study in Puget Sound	2012	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Canadian Wildlife Service	Joe Evenson	Washington State	All Sea Ducks
135	Development of a monitoring program for the American Common Eider Part I: An assessment of repeatability and accuracy of aerial counts of males	2012	Canadian Wildlife Service	Scott Gilliland	Atlantic Flyway	Common Eider (American)
134	Development of a monitoring program for the American Common Eider Part II: Assessing the use of high-resolution imagery for counting males	2010	Canadian Wildlife Service	Scott Gilliland	Atlantic Flyway	Common Eider (American)
131	Compilation and Archival of Sea Duck Satellite Telemetry Data	2010	US Geological Survey	Alicia Wells-Berlin	North America	All Sea Ducks
130	Atlantic and Great Lakes Sea Duck Migration Study	2010-2018	Many	Sea Duck Joint Venture	Atlantic Flyway, Mississippi Flyway	Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck
129	Pacific coast winter sea duck survey	2010	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife	Don Kraege	Pacific Flyway	All Sea Ducks
128	Effects of gavage feeding and Extended Post-operative Care on Sea Ducks after Implantation of Satellite Transmitters	2010	Avian Specialty Veterinary Services	Scott Ford	North America	Long-tailed Ducks, Black Scoters
127	Molting White-winged Scoters (Melanitta fusca) in the St. Lawrence estuary: survival estimates, philopatry to molting sites, location of fall staging, wintering, spring staging and breeding areas	2010	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Jean-Pierre Savard	Quebec	White-winged Scoter
126	Refining marine contaminant studies of Pacific scoters: integrating analyses of distributions, diet, and condition	2010	Simon Fraser University	Eric Anderson	Pacific Flyway	Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter
125	Aerial Observer’s Guide to North American Waterfowl	2009	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Tim Bowman	North America	All Sea Ducks
121	Spatial and temporal distributions of wintering sea ducks on the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada: population trends and relation to habitat	2009	US Geological Survey	Elise Zipkin	Atlantic Flyway	Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Common Eider, Long-tailed Duck
120	Energetics and vulnerability to human impacts of molting Surf and White-winged Scoters in the Puget Sound-Georgia Basin	2009	Simon Fraser University	Eric Anderson	Salish Sea	White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoter
119	Identification of molting locations of adult female Barrow’s Goldeneye in eastern North America	2009	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Jean-Pierre Savard	Atlantic Flyway	Barrow's Goldeneye
118	Relationships between breeding, molting, and wintering sites of Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima dresseri)	2009	University of Montreal, Quebec, University Saint-Anne, ECCC	Jean-Francois Giroux	Atlantic Flyway	Common Eider (American)
117	Population Delineation, Migratory Connectivity and Habitat Use of Atlantic Scoters: Black Scoters	2009	Canadian Wildlife Service	Scott Gilliland	Atlantic Flyway	Black Scoter (Atlantic)
116	Ecology and Population Affiliations of Molting and Fall Staging Barrow’s Goldeneye at Cardinal Lake, Alberta	2009	Ducks Unlimited Canada	Jonathan Thompson	Alberta	Barrow's Goldeneye
115	Developmental Surveys for Breeding Scoters in Eastern North America	2009	Canadian Wildlife Service	Scott Gilliland	Atlantic Flyway	Surf Scoter
114	Annual cycle connectivity, inter- and intra-annual site fidelity, and habitat use of Barrow’s Goldeneye wintering in Prince William Sound, Alaska	2009	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Sean Boyd	Alaska	Barrow's Goldeneye
110	Sea duck abundance, habitat associations and productivity in the Hudson Bay Lowland	2008	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources	Rodney Brook	Ontario	Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter
109	Atlantic Coast Wintering Sea Duck Survey	2012	Division of Migratory Bird Management		Atlantic Coast
108	Population delineation and wintering ecology of Surf Scoters in Southeast Alaska	2010	Centre for Wildlife Ecology, Simon Fraser University	Dan Esler	Alaska	Surf Scoter
107	Molting ecology of Surf and White-winged Scoters in Southeast Alaska	2010	Alaska Science Center	Jerry Hupp	Alaska	Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter
106	Comparative demography of three cavity nesting sea ducks: Bufflehead and Common and Barrow’s goldeneye	2007	Alaska Science Center	John Pearce	Virginia	Surf Scoter, Long-tailed Duck
105	Examining the Impact of Avian Cholera on the Population Dynamics of a Long-lived Sea Duck, the Northern Eider	2008	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Grant Gilchrist	Nunavut	Northern Common Eider
104	Distribution, habitat characteristics, prey abundance and diet of surf scoters and long-tailed ducks in polyhaline wintering habitats in the mid-Atlantic region: a comparison of shallow coastal lagoons and Chesapeake Bay environs	2009	Virginia Institute of Marine Science College of William and Mary	Paige Ross	Chesapeake Bay	Surf Scoter, Long-tailed Duck
103	Sea Duck Migration Monitoring – Point Lepreau Bird Observatory	2008	Saint John Naturalists Club	Jim Wilson	New Brunswick	Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, Common Eider
102	Delineating Breeding Populations and Tracking Night-time Movements of Long-tailed Ducks Wintering in Nantucket Sound	2010	Massachucets Audubon	Taber Allison	Massachucets	Long-tailed Duck
098	Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey for Central and Western Arctic Canada	2010	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Tim Moser	Arctic Canada	Long-tailed Duck, King Eider, Canada Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Tundra Swan, Sandhill Crane
097	Avalon New Jersey Sea Watch: Addressing Monitoring Prerequisites	2009	New Jersey Audubon Society	David Mizrahi	New Jersey	All Sea Ducks
096	Pacific Black Scoter Breeding Survey	2012	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Robert Stehn	Alaska	Black Scoters
095	Lake Ontario January Sea Duck Survey	2008	Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Fund	Shannon Badzinski	Ontario	All Sea Ducks
094	Inorganic Contaminant Concentrations and Body Condition of Common Goldeneye Wintering on the Great Salt Lake, Utah	2007	Utah State University	Josh Vest	Utah	Common Goldeneye
093	Completing the Picture: Spring Body Condition and Breeding Propensity of Surf Scoters along the Pacific Coast	2007	US Geological Survey	John Takekawa	Pacific Coast	Surf Scoter
092	Diet of Surf Scoters Molting in Eastern North America	2007	Dalhousie University	Suzanne Budge	Atlantic Flyway	Surf Scoter
091	Movements of Common eiders breeding along the north shore of the gulf of St. Lawrence: Relationships between breeding, molting and wintering sites	2007	Environment Canada	Jean-Pierre Savard	Quebec	Common Eider
090	Effects of Implanted Transmitters with Percutaneous Antennae on Breeding and Foraging Behavior of Captive Sea Ducks Used as Surrogates for Wild Sea ducks	2008	USGS-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	Matthew Perry	Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	Lesser Scaup
089	Foraging values of Mulinia lateralis and Ischadium recurvum: the impacts on surf scoters wintering in the Chesapeake Bay	2007	USGS-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	Alicia Wells-Berlin	Chesapeake Bay	Surf Scoter
088	Testing the ‘demographic independence’ of molting groups using Common Mergansers on the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska	2006	Alaska Science Center	John Pearce	Alaska	Common Merganser
087	Molt ecology of White-winged Scoters in the St. Lawrence estuary	2006	Canadian Wildlife Service	Christine Lepage	Quebec	White-winged Scoter
086	Distributions of Sea Ducks in Southeast Alaska: Geographic Patterns and Relationships to Coastal Habitats	2008	Simon Fraser University	Dora Gunn	Alaska	All Sea Ducks
085	Annual cycle connectivity, inter- and intra-annual site fidelity, and habitat use of Pacific Barrow’s Goldeneye	2008	Environment Canada	Sean Boyd	British Columbia	Barrow's Goldeneye
084	Wintering Common Eider Survey of Eastern North America	2006	Canadian Wildlife Service	Scott Gilliland	Atlantic Flyway	Common Eider
083	Great Lakes Winter Sea Duck Survey	2006	Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Fund	Scott Petrie	Great Lakes	All Sea Ducks
082	James and Hudson Bays Molting Black Scoter Survey	2006	Canadian Wildlife Service	Shannon Badzinski	Quebec	Black Scoter
081	Development of Sea Duck Population Estimates from Geo-referenced Aerial Surveys Conducted in Washington State and British Columbia	2006	R.G. Ford Consulting Company	R. Glenn Ford	Washington, British Columbia	All Sea Ducks
080	Surveys of Common Eiders and Other Migratory Birds in the Bathurst Inlet area of Nunavut.	2008	Canadian Wildlife Service	Garnet Raven	Nunavut	Common Eider
079	Temporal and Geographic Distribution of the Aleutian Islands Pacific Common Eider: Rat and Andreanof Islands and Near Islands	2007	Alaska Science Center	Margaret R. Petersen	Alaska	Pacific Common Eider
078	Delineation of Surf Scoter habitat in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland: Macrobenthic and sediment composition of Surf Scoter feeding sites	2006	Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	David M. Kidwell	Chesapeake Bay	Surf Scoter
072	Seasonal Habitat Requirements of Surf and White-winged Scoters in Puget Sound	2006	University of Wyoming	Eric Anderson	Salish Sea	Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter
071	Ecological and behavioural monitoring of American Common Eiders during the annual cycle	2008	University of Quebec	Magella Guillemette	Quebec	American Common Eider
070	Timing and Location of Acquisition of Nutrients and Energy for Clutch Formation by Black Scoters	2005	Simon Fraser University	Dan Esler	Alaska	Black Scoter
069	Aerial Survey of Wintering Sea Ducks in Northern British Columbia	2005	US Fish and Wildlife Service	John Hodges	British Columbia	All Sea Ducks
065	Spring Migration of Surf Scoters Along the Pacific Coast: Important Habitats and Energetic Implications	2007	Simon Fraser University	Dan Esler	Pacific Coast	Surf Scoter
063	Population delineation, winter/spring habitat use, migration ecology and harvest of Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) from the southern portion of their winter range	2008	Simon Fraser University	Dan Esler	Mexico	Surf Scoter
062	The Value of Herring Spawn vs. Alternative Prey to Surf Scoters and White-winged Scoters in the Puget Sound-Georgia Basin	2005	University of Wyoming	Eric Anderson	Salish Sea	White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoter
060	GIS Analysis of Habitat Use by Surf Scoters and White-winged Scoters	2005	Simon Fraser University	Dan Esler	British Columbia	White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoter
059	Survival, Productivity, and Recruitment of Pacific Common Eiders Breeding at Kigigak Island, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska	2007	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Bryce Lake	Alaska	Pacific Common Eider
057	Estimating Distribution and Abundance of Wintering Sea Ducks in Nantucket Sound	2006	Massachucets Audubon	Taber Allison	Massachucets	All Sea Ducks
056	Evaluation of methods for estimating population abundance and mapping distribution of wintering scoters and other sea birds	2005	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Mark Koneff	Atlantic Flyway	All Sea Ducks
055	Monitoring Atlantic Flyway Black Scoters	2005	Canadian Wildlife Service	Keith McAloney	New Brunswick, Quebec	Black Scoter
054	Monitoring sea duck numbers and distribution in relation to existing and proposed aquaculture sites in Atlantic Canada and reducing interactions between the Aquaculture Industry and sea ducks	2004	Canadian Wildlife Service	Keith McAloney	Atlantic Canada	Common Eider
051	Post-breeding ecology of Red-breasted Mergansers in a marine environment	2006	McGill University	Rodger Titman	Quebec	Red-breasted Mergansers
049	Determination of species composition, numbers and moult chronology of Scoters along the Labrador Coast	2007	Canadian Wildlife Service	Scott Gilliland	Eastern North America	Surf Scoter
047	Cross-Seasonal Resource Use and Selenium Levels in Boreal Breeding White-winged Scoters	2005	University of Saskatchewan	Jean-Michel De Vink	Pacific Flyway	Lesser Scaup, White-winged Scoter
046	Population structure and annual survival estimation of female Black Scoters using genetic tagging	2005	US Geological Survey	Sandra Talbot	Alaska	Black Scoter
045	Tracing Sources of Nutrients and Energy for Clutch Formation by White-winged Scoters	2005	Simon Fraser University	Dan Esler	Pacific Flyway	White-winged Scoter
044	Winter habitat use and selection of the Barrow’s goldeneye eastern population along the St. Lawrence River estuary, Quebec, Canada	2006	University of Quebec Rimouski	Magella Guillemette	Quebec	Barrow's Goldeneye
043	Factors involved in population dynamics and delineation of North American mergansers	2006	USGS Alaska Science Center	John Pearce	North America	Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser
042	Comparative Reproductive Strategies Between Long-tailed Ducks and King Eiders at Karrak Lake, Nunavut: use of energy reserves during the nesting season	2005	University of Saskatchewan	Shona Lawson	Nunavut	Long-tailed Ducks, King Eider
041	Survival and reproduction of Pacific common eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska	2007	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Abby Powell	Alaska	Pacific Common Eider
040	Winter population delineation of white-winged and black scoters along the Pacific Coast using genetic techniques	2004	Alaska Science Center	John Pearce	Pacific Coast	White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter
039	Surveys of King Eiders, Long-tailed Ducks and Other Migratory Birds in the Central and Western Canadian Arctic	2005	Canadian Wildlife Service	Lynne Dickson	British Columbia	King Eider, Long-tailed Duck
038	Assessment of the Pacific Black Scoter Population: Population Size, Distribution, and Links among Populations: An Integrated Approach	2007	US Fish and Wildlife Service	Tim Bowman	Alaska	Pacific Black Scoter
037	Food resources available to sea ducks on migration at the Restigouche River in New Brunswick, Canada and potential contaminant problems.	2005	Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	Matthew Perry	New Brunswick	Black Scoter
036	Duckling survival, habitat use, and incubation rates in common goldeneyes in the Chena River State Recreation Area	2002	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Joshua Schmidt	Alaska	Common Goldeneye
035	Wintering ground effects on vital rates of white-winged scoters (Melanitta fusca) at Redberry Lake, Saskatchewan.	2005	University of Saskatchewan	Cindy Swoboda	Saskatchewan	White-winged Scoter
034	Effects of nutrients on the physiology, energetics, and behavior of captive sea ducks relative to sea duck feeding ecology in Chesapeake Bay.	2005	Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	Matthew Perry	Chesapeake Bay	Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter
033	Characterization of annual migration and habitat use of Black Scoters staging on the Alaska Peninsula	2003	USGS Alaska Science Center	Jason Schamber	Alaska	Black Scoter
031	Migration and condition of long-tailed duck wintering in eastern Canada.	2003	Canadian Wildlife Service	Mark Mallory	Eastern Canada	Long-tailed Duck
030	Survival of the St. Lawrence estuary common eiders.	2007	University of Quebec Montreal	Jean-Francois Giroux	Quebec	Common Eider
029	Ecology of common eider ducks wintering in association with sea ice, Belcher Islands, Nunavut.	2003	Canadian Wildlife Service	Grant Gilchrist	Nunavut	Common Eider
028	Determination of breeding areas, migration routes, and local movements associated with surf and white-winged scoters wintering in the inner marine waters of Washington State.	2006	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife	David Nysewander	Washington	White-winged Scoter
027	Evaluation of selenium exposure in common eiders (Somateria mollissima): effects on organ systems and physiologic changes.	2004	US Geological Survey	J. Christian Franson	Wisconsin	Common Eider
026	Population delineation, winter/spring habitat use and migration ecology of White-winged Scoters (M. fusca) and Surf Scoters (M. perspicillata)	2004	Canadian Wildlife Service	Sean Boyd	British Columbia	White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoter
025	Breeding biology and habitat use of King Eiders on the Coastal Plain of Northern Alaska	2004	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Abby Powell	Alaska	King Eider
024	Importance of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea to King Eiders	2004	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Abby Powell	Alaska	King Eider
023	Characterization of Beaufort Sea Flyway: Long-tailed Ducks and Common Eider	2003	USGS Alaska Science Center	Margaret R. Petersen	Alaska	Long-tailed Duck, Common Eider
021	Spatial and temporal patterns of movement by male Black Scoters on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. (conducted in conjunction with study on black scoter breeding ecology)	2002	USGS Alaska Science Center	Paul Flint	Alaska	Black Scoter
020	Breeding Ecology of Scoters nesting in the Lower Mackenzie River Watershed, NWT	2005	Ducks Unlimited Canada	Stuart Slattery	Northwest Territories	White-winged Scoter
019	Breeding Ecology of White-winged Scoters on the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska	2004	University of Alaska Fairbanks	David Safine	Alaska	White-winged Scoter
017	Satellite radio tracking of black scoters caught in the Restigouche River, New Brunswick, Canada	2002	USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	Matthew Perry	New Brunswick, Canada	Black Scoter
016	East coast common eider initiative	2008	Ducks Unlimited Canada	Mark Gloutney	Atlantic Coast	Common Eider
015	Evaluating Effects of the Shellfish Industry on Scoter Populations in Coastal British Columbia	2005	Simon Fraser University	Dan Esler	British Columbia	Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter
014	Survival and recruitment of Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima dresseri) in the Gulf of Maine.	2006	USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	Daniel McAuley	Maine	Common Eider
013	Contaminants in surf scoters wintering in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada.	2002	Canadian Wildlife Service	Dr. John Elliott	British Columbia	Surf Scoter
012	Coastal molting locations of scoters and eiders in eastern North America	2006	Canadian Wildlife Service	Jean-Pierre Savard	Quebec	Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter
011	Long-term Population Study of Harlequin Ducks in British Columbia	2005	Simon Fraser University	Dan Esler	British Columbia	Harlequin Duck
010	Breeding habitat of Barrow’s Goldeneye in Eastern Canada	2006	Canadian Wildlife Service	Michel Robert	Eastern Canada	Barrow's Goldeneye
009	Viruses in long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) molting in the Beaufort Sea	2004	USGS National Wildlife Health Center	J. Christian Franson	Alaska	Long-tailed Duck
008	Spatial Population Genetic Structure Of White-Winged Scoters (Melanitta fusca)	2004	USGS Alaska Science Center	Sandra Talbot	Alaska	White-winged Scoter
007	Ecology of breeding Long-tailed Ducks on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.	2003	USGS Alaska Science Center	Paul Flint	Alaska	Long-tailed Duck
006	Identifying migration routes and wintering areas of common and king eiders breeding in Nunavut, Canada and Greenland.	2003	Canadian Wildlife Service	Grant Gilchrist	Nunavut, Greenland	Common Eider, King Eider
005	Local survival and patterns of philopatry for Harlequin Ducks wintering in outer Jericho Bay, Maine.	2003	Coastal Maine Biological Research Station	Glen Mittelhauser	Maine	Harlequin Duck
004	Movements, Habitat Use, and Feeding Ecology of sea ducks in the Atlantic Flyway..	2005	USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	Matthew Perry	Chesapeake Bay	Surf Scoter, Black Scoter
003	Population Demography of Surf Scoters Wintering in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia	2005	Simon Fraser University	Sam Iverson	British Columbia	Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, Barrow's Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye, Harlequin Duck
002	Identification of Beaufort Sea Migration Corridor for Sea Ducks	2002-2010	Canadian Wildlife Service	Lynne Dickson, Blake Bartzen	Alaska, Arctic Canada	Pacific Common Eider, King Eider, Long-tailed Duck
001	Seasonal Distribution of White-winged Scoters in Alaska	2002	Alaska Department of Fish and Game	Dan Rosenberg	Alaska	White-winged Scoter