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RESPONDENT
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Nikolai Konyukhov
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SITE NAME
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Saint George Island, Pribilof Islands, USA
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| Contact details
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| (499)135-9802/(499)135-9802(fax) // konyukhov@gmail.com // Bird Ringing Center, Moscow, 117312, Russia
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PROJECT DETAILS |
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Start of survey:
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End
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Team
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17.05
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7.08
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WEATHER
CONDITIONS
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Weather conditions: |
| The season was late, cold and dry. Snow was still present in mid May on flat surfaces on the island. Three snowfalls occurred in the second half of May.
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BIOTIC
CONDITIONS
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| Rodents abundance evaluation: |
average
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Breeding conditions:
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Arctic Foxes were common and bred.
Birds of prey and skuas were not recorded, but we observed single Snowy and Short-eared owls, and Ravens. A Snowy Owl with brood patch was photographed, but neither nest, nor chicks were found. Glaucous-winged Gulls and Glaucous Gulls occurred in small numbers; seabird colonies were used for nesting by auks, Pelagic Cormorants, Kittiwakes and Red-legged Kittiwakes. Northern Fulmars and Red-faced Cormorants were numerous. Waterfowl were rare non-breeders, with the exception of Harlequin Ducks, common on the sea. Breeding waders included common Rock Sandpipers and rare Semipalmated Plovers.
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Rodent dynamics:
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| Approximately 20 Brown Lemmings (the only species of rodents on the island) were encountered during the season, which was considerably higher abundance compared with previous years, when 1-2 lemmings had been seen. Lemmings were recorded not only in spring, but during the whole summer, and their abundance was evaluated as average.
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Rodent species recorded:
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| Lemmus trimucronatus | common |
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Summary
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