A preliminary aerial reconnaissance survey of waterbirds and other wildlife found at Sahyoue, Great Bear Lake, NWT (August 3 and 4, 2001) / Bruce MacDonald and Gary Stewart.
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TextPublication details: Yellowknife, NWT : 2002. Ducks Unlimited Canada,Description: 1v. : col. ill. ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: Ducks Unlimited Canada performed an aerial waterbird survey of the Sahyoue Peninsula and surrounding area in August 2001. The survey was to provide information to help move Sahyoue towards permanent protection under the Northwest Territories (NWT) Protected Area Strategy as a National Historic Site, with Parks Canada as the sponsoring government agency. The survey was completed in 10.1 hours of flying and included nine transect lines, three wetland clusters and various shoreline searches both to and from Sahyoue. The lowest numbers of waterbirds were recorded during the transect surveys over the top of the peninsula.Species recorded included scaup, ring-necks, wigeon, mallard, pacific loons and swans. The greatest numbers were recorded along the shorelines near small streams (common mergansers) and the wetland clusters. Species recorded were scaup, ring-necks, wigeon, mallard, shovelor, pintail,canvasback, pacific loons and swans. Based on these preliminary surveys we have concluded
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Ducks Unlimited Canada performed an aerial waterbird survey of the Sahyoue Peninsula and surrounding area in August 2001. The survey was to provide information to help move Sahyoue towards permanent protection under the Northwest Territories (NWT) Protected Area Strategy as a National Historic Site, with Parks Canada as the sponsoring government agency. The survey was completed in 10.1 hours of flying and included nine transect lines, three wetland clusters and various shoreline searches both to and from Sahyoue. The lowest numbers of waterbirds were recorded during the transect surveys over the top of the peninsula.Species recorded included scaup, ring-necks, wigeon, mallard, pacific loons and swans. The greatest numbers were recorded along the shorelines near small streams (common mergansers) and the wetland clusters. Species recorded were scaup, ring-necks, wigeon, mallard, shovelor, pintail,canvasback, pacific loons and swans. Based on these preliminary surveys we have concluded