Monitoring the relative abundance of bird and mammal species on Herschel Island

The relative abundance of species is recorded as the number of individuals seen per hour spent in the field per observer. Each observer records daily the animal species encountered in the field and the number of individuals observed. To correct for any potential biases the activities and mode of transportation of observers are also taken into account. We also monitor the nests of bird species that are not part of our long-term monitoring and are found opportunistically, such as Canada Goose, Common Eider, Greater White-fronted Goose, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Red-throated Loon, Rock Ptarmigan and Tundra Swan. ** If data are downloaded and used for analyses, it would greatly be appreciate that the principal investigator be informed.