The Atlantic Flyway
Photo of capturing Scaup for avian influenza sampling, Winter 2007. (Photo courtesy of L. Hindman) |
The MDWFA is often given updates on the Atlantic Flyway. Things like Resident Canada Goose Management Final Environmental Impact Statements, harvest reports, task force reports for management, and so on. When we are given this information, we place it here for you:
Atlantic Flyway Map, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Atlantic Flyway Interest:
- DNR Clarifies Permits Required for Release of Captive-Raised Mallards, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Mar. 24, 2008
- Reproductive success and breeding ground banding of Atlantic Population Canada Geese in northern Québec – 2007, A Progress Report Presented to the Atlantic Flyway Council & Migratory Bird Technical Section, Supported by Arctic Goose Joint Venture, Atlantic Flyway Council & Migratory Bird Technical Section, CWS, USFWS, Ducks Unlimited Inc., Makivik Corporation, Nunavik HFTA, Feb. 2008
- 2007 and 2008 Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey Results - Atlantic Flyway, Feb. 29, 2008
- Preliminary Report of 2007 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance in the Atlantic Flyway, Feb. 22, 2008
- Chesapeake Bay Breeding Waterfowl Populations, by G. Costanzo and L. Hindman, 2007
- Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, 1955-2007, Wilkins, Otto, Zimmerman, Silverman, and Koneff - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Migratory Bird Management, July 11, 2007
- Adaptive Harvest Management, 2007 Hunting Season, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, 2007
- Atlantic Flyway Waterfowl Harvest and Population Survey Data, Compiled by B. Raftovich and P. Padding, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Migratory Bird Management, July 2007
- Review of Electronic- Motorized Decoys for Taking Migratory Game Birds, Division of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Feb. 10, 2005
Photo of a mourning dove being banded. (Photo courtesy of L. Hindman) |
Mute Swan Chesapeake Bay Plan and Research:
- Mute Swan in the Chesapeake Bay: A Bay-Wide Management Plan, The Chesapeake Bay Mute Swan Working Group, June 2004
- Mute Swans’ Impact on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Chesapeake Bay, Research Article, The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2007
- Predictive Modeling for Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Decline Due to Mute Swans in
the Chesapeake Bay, K. Tatu, J. Anderson and L. Hindman, 2004
Management Plans:
- A Management Plan for the Atlantic Population of Canada Geese, Canada Goose Committee, Atlantic Flyway Migratory Game Bird Technical Section, March 2008
- Mute Swans in Maryland: A Statewide Management Plan, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service, April 14, 2003
- Atlantic Brant Management Plan, Atlantic Flyway Council, Technical Section Snow Goose, Brant, and Swan Committee, July 2002
- A Management Plan for the Eastern Population of Tundra Swans, Prepared by the Ad Hoc Eastern Population Tundra Swan Committee, July 2007
- Atlantic Flyway Resident Canada Goose Management Plan, Canada Goose Committee, Atlantic Flyway Technical Section, July 1999