BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2005


RESPONDENT

Debbie Nigro

SITE NAME

Peard Bay, USA

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
907-474-2324/907-474-2282(fax) // dnigro@blm.gov // Bureau of Land Management, 1150 University Ave, Fairbanks, AK 99708 USA

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:

23.07

23.08

2


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

Sunny, warm to hot weather predominated. One 3-day storm from the southeast caused flooding and very high water levels. High winds and very heavy rain were associated with the storm.

 

Season temperature: warm
Season humidity: dry
Date of 50% snow-cover:
Date of ice-break on rivers:
Date of final loss of snow:

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

Breeding conditions:

This was a fall staging study, breeding birds were not studied.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Our study site was very much out on the gravel and sand beaches of the Peard Bay area. We spent very little time inland off the beach so had almost no opportunity to observe lemmings.

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance

Summary of fauna studies:

This was a study of fall staging shorebirds. Surveys over time were conducted and birds were marked with paint for resighting and also with radio transmitters. For details summaries of this work contact Audrey Taylor ftart@uaf.edu.

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
arctic foxesNo    
wadersYesabundant Yes 
swansNo    
geeseYescommon   
ducksYescommon   
birds of preyYesrare   
buzzardsNo    
ptarmigansYesrare   
cranesNo    
skuasYescommon   
pomarine skuasNo    
gulls/ternsYesabundantfledging  
owlsYesrare   
passerinesYesabundant   
red foxesYesrarebreeding  
reindeersYescommon   

 

SEABIRD COLONIES

speciesComment

 

WATERBIRD NON-BREEDING AGGREGATIONS

speciesAggregation typeNumberComment

 

HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE STUDY AREA

Human activityComment
seasonal fishing/hunting 
summer field camp 

 


Recommended citation

Nigro, D. (2005). Breeding conditions report for Peard Bay, USA, 2005. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 11 Dec. 2008. Accessed .

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