Swan Census Surveys: Monitoring status and productivity of Trumpeter swans in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Faber KM, Mitchell C, Reid M, Kozie K, Mullen K. Swan Census Surveys: Monitoring status and productivity of Trumpeter swans in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. 1989
wo types of surveys: population and productivity. Population surveys: flown between Aug. 15-31. Survey requires 1 primary observer, 2 secondary observers, 1 pilot. Primary observer tracks flight path on survey maps, observes swans, records numbers, location, and age composition (adult/cygnet). Secondary observers and pilot search for swans. Productivity surveys: two flights, first one to locate occupied nests in early June; second flight flown Aug. 15-31 to document reproductive success.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Faber, Kenneth; Mitchell, Carl; Reid, Mason; Kozie, Karin; Mullen, Kit
- Units
- WRST
- Keywords
- Abundance, Aerial Surveys, Alaska, Animal Studies, Birds (Aves), Breeding, breeding grounds, Distribution, Migration, Migratory Species, Monitoring, Nesting Success, Nesting Success, Population Estimates, Productivity, Reproduction, staging areas, Trumpeter Swans, Tundra Swans, Waterfowl, Wildlife
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds
Program
Products
- Trumpeter swan survey : Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
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- Trumpeter Swan Census Report for Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve, 1992
- Trumpeter Swan Census Report for Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve, 1995-1996
- Trumpeter Swan Census Report for Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve, 1993-1994
- 1990 Trumpeter Swan Census Report Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve
- 1991 Trumpeter Swan Census Report for Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve
- Status and trends of trumpeter swans, a statement of the objectives and rationale of swan surveys, and an evaluation of various potential swan survey methodologies for Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
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- From Field and Study: Nesting of trumpeter swan in the lower Copper River basin, Alaska
- An ecological reconnaissance of the trumpeter swan in southcentral Alaska
- Trumpeter Swan Census Report for Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve, 1993-1995
- Trumpeter Swan Census Report for Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve, 1988