Sea Duck Bibliography 1935-2011 (53 records)
Sea Duck Bibliography as compiled by duck Data 1935-2011
Sea Duck Bibliography as compiled by duck Data 1935-2011
Faanes, Craig A., Cleveland Vaughn, Jr., and Jonathan M. Andrew. 1992. Birders and U.S. Federal Laws. Birding. 24(5):299-302. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/birdlaws/index.htm (Version 18SEP97).
Auk 125:149-157.
Abstract.—Birds are known to modify their foraging behavior in relation to food availability.
Once understood, these relationships can be used to draw inferences about relative food
availability and habitat quality. We measured foraging behavior of Surf Scoters(Melanitta perspicillata)
and White-winged Scoters (M. fusca) feeding on clams during winter in the Strait of Georgia,
British Columbia, to evaluate the relative quality of the foraging landscape for wintering scoters.
Fisheries Oceanography Vol 10 Issue supplement s 1 pages 149-158
Abstract
Condo (2007) Volume: 109, Issue: 1, Pages: 216-222
Sea Duck Joint Venture. 2011. Sea Duck Joint Venture Implementation Plan for April 2011 through March 2014. Report of the Sea Duck Joint Venture. Available at U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska, and Environment Canada, Sackville, New Brunswick. Also available at seaduckjv.org . 48 pp.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A federal grand jury in Springfield, Ill., returned a 23-count felony indictment Thursday charging Jeffrey B. Foiles with conspiracy, wildlife trafficking, and making false writings in connection with the illegal sale of guided waterfowl hunts.
The charges relate to alleged violations of Canadian hunting and criminal laws occurring between 2003 and 2007, including:
causing unnecessary pain and suffering to a bird contrary to the Criminal Code;
taking over the daily bag limit of geese;
taking over the daily bag limit of ducks;
The Inland Fish Enforcement Program of the Department of Justice is being expanded to include the protection and enforcement of wildlife.
Where are all the sea ducks? Word is oldsquaw and scoters are very scarce this year. I heard a fellow say the other day at Canadian Tire the best time to hunt Eiders down the shore is March and April. Large groups of them come in on the mussel beds at lower tide to feed providing a great shot. But isn't the season closed in March and April? I also know of hunters who claim to know ducks and call mergansers, sea ducks and believe you can hunt them all winter because they are common in ocean bays in the winter. Something should be done to stop duck poaching in the spring.
The graph for goldeneyes on strata 8-11 (Alaskan tundra) does display an apparant decline from about 1967 to about 1990. There needs to be caution in interpretation of these data. Goldeneyes are very difficult to detect and identify on the breeding pair survey. Very few observations are made, which inherently causes observers to be reluctant to place an observation in the goldeneye category unless the sighting was close and in good lighting.