Monitoring of the abundance of avian predator species on Akimiski Island, Nunavut

Abundance of avian predator species is determined through visual counts. These are 10-minute counts conducted every 2 hours while walking through each coastal segment of the goose nesting study area during nest search, hatch monitoring or other work post-hatch. Counts are averaged among observers for each time period and segment. GPS location is recorded for each count. Historical predator counts are available from two segments for 1998-2000. Cast pellets are collected opportunistically. Isotope samples of prey were collected in concert with the food-web project. ** If data are downloaded and used for analyses, it would greatly be appreciated that the principal investigator be informed.