Biological Monitoring: The Incredible Life of Brant

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1 LIVE INTERACTIVE YOUR DESKTOP Biological Monitoring: The Incredible Life of Brant Presented by: Charlie Huddelston, Glen Alexander, Maynard Axelson March 16, 2011

2 The Incredible Life of Brant

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6 Have you ever heard of brant before the presentation? A) Yes B) Maybe C) No

7 Three Subspecies of Brant Slightly different coloration and different ranges Pacific Black Brant or Black Belly High Arctic Brant or Gray Belly Atlantic Brant Image from The Sibley Guide to Birds,

8 A year in the life of a brant goose

9 September Begin leaving arctic nesting areas of Canada, Alaska and Russia

10 Sept. - Oct. Fattening Up at Izembek

11 Eelgrass

12 They supplement their diet with: Ulva (Sea Lettuce) Herring spawn

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14 Some Brant winter in estuaries in Washington and Oregon. For example

15 Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, WA

16 But most fly non-stop to Baja California 3,000 miles mph days

17 October - February Recuperation and Relaxation

18 February - April Time to Head North

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20 Late April - Early May Take a break at Izembek

21 May The brant return to the nesting grounds

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23 Mid-May to Mid-June Building nests and laying eggs

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28 Low Profile and Identity with Public

29 One of the Few Waterfowl That Still Functions Essentially the Same As It Has For Thousands of Years

30 Researching Brant in the Arctic

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33 Tracking Brant Canadian Arctic Yukon Delta Russia North Slope, AK NE Alaska

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36 WHA Brant Southbound Fall 2005

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38 The International Brant Monitoring Project This is why the Brant need YOU Students looking for brant on Samish Island

39 Monitoring for brant in Padilla Bay with 6th graders from Conway School

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42 Student brant monitors of San Quintin, Baja California

43 The Brant Care Package Alaska Washington Oregon Mexico

44 Do you know if you live on a flyway? Yes X No

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46 Other Migration & Observation Projects Journey North: Shorebird Sister Schools program: The Globe Program:

47 From Marsh to Marina

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49 Threats Brant Face QuickTime and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Dredging QuickTime and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. & Diking Image from /Index.htm

50 Human Development & Habitat Loss

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52 Overhunting

53 Climate Change If the sea level rises enough it could kill off acres and acres of eelgrass beds that brant depend on for food.

54 Eelgrass: Essential Food for Brant It is not an algae It is a vascular underwater plant with flowers, pollen, and roots High demand for sunlight Can grow up to 2 meters long Zone: shallow subtidal Habitat: muddy, sandy bottom

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56 Helpful Resources and Links Brant Monitoring Project Washington Brant foundation Washington Dept of Ecology Fish & Wildlife Service: Flyways Pros Esteros

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60 National Science Teachers Association Dr. Francis Q. Eberle, Executive Director Zipporah Miller, Associate Executive Director Conferences and Programs Al Byers, Assistant Executive Director e-learning NSTA Web Seminars Paul Tingler, Director Jeff Layman, Technical Coordinator LIVE INTERACTIVE YOUR DESKTOP