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RESPONDENT
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Myra Robertson
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SITE NAME
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East Bay, Southampton Island, Nunavut, Canada
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| Contact details
(phone/fax//e-mail//address): |
| // // Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, #301, 5204-50th Avenue, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, X1A 1E2, Canada
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Start of survey:
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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| Season phenology: |
average
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Weather conditions: |
| At the ornithological research camp at East Bay considered the season to be relatively mild, sunny and calm. Weather records from the nearby community of Coral Harbour show mean temperatures of -6.2 øC in May, 2.3 øC in June, 11.9 øC in July, and 9.3 øC in August. Average winds were 17.9, 19.5, 16.4, and 18.2 km per hr for each month, respectively.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
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Breeding conditions:
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| Birds in a Common Eider duck colony had a first arrival date of 9 June; nest initiation was in late June, and the hatch period was 21 July to 8 August. Workers estimated a good nesting year with 90% hatching success.
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Rodent dynamics:
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Rodent species recorded:
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Summary
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