Great Lakes Migrant Waterfowl Survey

The Great Lakes Migrant Waterfowl Surveys provide periodic data on waterfowl abundance, spatial and temporal distributions, and use along the shorelines of major water bodies and river systems in Ontario during mostly during spring and fall, and to a lesser extent during summer and winter, seasons. The primary survey area covers the shoreline and nearshore (~1km) waters of the Lower Great Lakes region of Ontario, specifically including the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River, Lake Erie, Detroit River and Lake St. Clair and associated major marshes and embayments. Aerial surveys, typically flown several times within spring (March –May: 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975 –1979, 1981, 1982, 1984 –1988, 1991 –1996, 1998 –2003 & 2009 –2011) and fall (September –December: 1968, 1970, 1971, 1974 –2003 & 2009 –2011) survey periods, have been conducted periodically on a relatively regular basis (approx. 5-10 years) along the Lower Great Lakes shorelines between 1968 and 2011. Smaller-scale surveys also have been conducted periodically during summer (June –August: 1968 –1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1999 & 2002) in this region. This survey often has been conducted in conjunction with the Midwinter Survey, so its data (up to 2004) also are included in the CWS Migrant Waterfowl Surveys database (Year ≥2004 & Month = January & February).Data from several aerial surveys conducted periodically during the non-breeding period outside the Lower Great Lakes region also are included in this database. Spring and fall surveys have been conducted along the shorelines and nearshore waters of the Upper Great Lakes region of Ontario, specifically at St. Clair River (Fall 2012 & 2013), Lake Huron (Fall 1973, 1996; Spring 1974) / Georgian Bay (Fall 1973, 1996, 2012 & 2013) & Lake Superior (Fall 2000). Aerial surveys also have been conducted inland in southeastern Ontario along the Rideau River (Fall 1998 & Spring 1999).

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Date Stamp
2024-07-11T14:22:38.963Z
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3, Canada
1-800-668-6767

http://ec.gc.ca
 

Data identification

Title

Great Lakes Migrant Waterfowl Survey
Date (Publication)
2016-01-18
Date (Creation)
1968-05-01
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Inland waters
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Continual
Spatial representation type
Vector
Principal investigator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service - Shannon Badzinksi ( Waterfowl Biologist)

Canada
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service - Elyse Howat ( Wildlife Biologist; Data Manager)

Canada
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service - Brigitte Collins ( Head, Population Management Unit)

Canada

Keywords

Place

  • Great Lakes
Theme

  • Abundance, Aerial Survey, Distribution, Ducks, Swans, Geese, Migration, Waterfowl

  • Downloadable Data

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Birds

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Nature and Biodiversity

Business Functions

  • Protect Species Well-Being

  • Assess Status of Species

Geography

  • Ontario (ON)

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Environmental Stewardship Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Canadian Wildlife Service

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

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Use Constraints
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Begin Date
1968-05-01

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Reference system identifier
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  • SHP ( 1)

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3, Canada
1-800-668-6767

http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Abundance, Aerial Survey, Distribution, Ducks, Swans, Geese, Migration, Waterfowl Downloadable Data Great Lakes
Business Functions

Assess Status of Species Protect Species Well-Being
ECCC Information Category EN

Nature and Biodiversity
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Birds
external.theme.EC_Branch

Environmental Stewardship Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate

Canadian Wildlife Service
external.theme.GC_Security_Level

Unclassified


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