Support for review of Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey
Project Number: 151
Year Funded: 2016
Lead Institution(s): US Fish and Wildlife Service
Project Lead: Emily Silverman
Collaborator(s): John Sauer (USGS)
Location: North America
Focal Species: All Sea Ducks, Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica), Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri), Steller’s Eider (Polysticta stelleri), Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator), Black Scoter (Melanitta americana), Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), White-winged Scoter (Melanitta delgandi)
Project Description: The USFWS Division of Migratory Bird Management, in collaboration with the Canadian Wildlife Service, is undertaking a review of the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey (WBPHS). Changes to the survey’s current coverage and methods could impact the quality of our monitoring information for several sea duck species. Support from the SDJV is assisting in organizing the WBPHS data, and acquiring information about related waterfowl surveys, for the review with a focus on improving information about sea duck populations. Funds are supporting a USGS student contractor to summarize complementary survey information, create and edit spatial data and metadata for the survey, and make raw data available for review analyses.
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