Bird banding project at the Calvert Island Field Station: 2016 data report
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Issue Date
2017-02
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Chalmers, Sarah
Whetten, Kimberley
Demers, Eric
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Abstract
In 2015, Vancouver Island University conducted a banding project on Calvert Island that
was continued in 2016 with objectives to: monitor migrant and resident birds on Calvert Island; and, assess the suitability of the site as a long-term monitoring station.
This project was conducted in partnership with the Hakai Institute, a research and postgraduate
teaching institution that advances field-based research in coastal British Columbia, and Vancouver
Island University.
This report summarizes the activities and results for the bird banding project conducted on Calvert
Island in 2016. Data included from these activities will be considered in forming the assessment
of the suitability of the site as a long-term monitoring station. Summaries of public demonstrations
/ education, as well as social media outreach are also included.