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Page 5 Akimiski
Survey Crew 1-25 August
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Lisa Pollock, Masters
student at Trent University, is studying the importance of Akimiski
Island to migrating shorebirds. |
Andrée-Michelle D'Aoust-Messier,
MNR, assisted Lisa with shorebird surveys, banding, and invertebrate
studies. |
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Danica Hogan, MNR,
assisted Lisa with shorebird surveys, banding, and invertebrate
studies. |
Ben Walters, Masters
student at Trent University, banded shorebirds to collect
measurement data and find out how long they stage on Akimiski Island. |
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Dr. David Beresford,
Entomologist and Assistant Professor at Trent University, studied Akimiski's flies, biting insects, and lice on shorebirds. |
Jean Iron assisted Lisa with shorebird surveys, and provided information on
identification, age classes and molt. We went swimming during heat
wave on 21 August. Water temperature was 27C, warmer than Lake
Ontario. |
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