Sixteenth Census of Seabird Populations in the Sanctuaries of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2005

The Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence are important breeding grounds for many seabird species. The quinquennial censuses of seabirds in these sanctuaries have been carried out for 80 years (since 1925), in order to detect changes in the distribution and popula...

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Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Rail, Jean-François, Cotter, Richard
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2007
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spelling ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/476 2023-05-15T15:27:56+02:00 Sixteenth Census of Seabird Populations in the Sanctuaries of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2005 Rail, Jean-François Cotter, Richard 2007-07-01 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/476 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i3.476 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/476/476 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/476 doi:10.22621/cfn.v121i3.476 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 121 No. 3 (2007); 287-294 0008-3550 Seabirds populations sanctuaries Atlantic Puffin larids alcids Gulf of St. Lawrence info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2007 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i3.476 2021-09-02T18:53:52Z The Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence are important breeding grounds for many seabird species. The quinquennial censuses of seabirds in these sanctuaries have been carried out for 80 years (since 1925), in order to detect changes in the distribution and population levels of seabirds breeding on the North Shore. Between 1998-1999 and 2005, the most striking trends observed were the near doubling in numbers of Common Eiders in most sanctuaries, and the strong population growth rate of Razorbill. Unexplainable declines of Common Murre and Atlantic Puffin were observed at some of the larger colonies of these species. The last active colonies of Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Corossol Island) and Caspian Tern (Île à la Brume) on the North Shore seem on the verge of disappearing, with zero and three birds observed in 2005, respectively. Seabird populations in the larger, more accessible and disturbed sanctuaries are still markedly smaller than in historical times.Les refuges d’oiseaux migrateurs de la Côte-Nord du Golfe du Saint-Laurent constituent d’importants sites de nidification pour plusieurs espèces d’oiseaux marins. Des inventaires quinquennaux des oiseaux marins dans ces refuges sont effectués depuis 80 ans (depuis 1925), pour détecter les changements dans la répartition et les niveaux de population des oiseaux marins nichant sur la Côte-Nord. Entre 1998-99 et 2005, les tendances les plus marquantes étaient chez l’Eider à duvet, dont les effectifs ont pratiquement doublé dans la plupart des refuges, et chez le Petit Pingouin, dont les populations ont également connu une croissance rapide. Des déclins énigmatiques chez le Guillemot marmette et le Macareux moine ont été observés à plusieurs des colonies les plus importantes de ces espèces. Les dernières colonies actives d’Océanite cul-blanc (à l’île du Corossol) et de Sterne caspienne (à l’île à la Brume) sur la Côte-Nord semblent sur le point de disparaître, avec respectivement zéro et trois oiseaux observés en 2005. Les populations d’oiseaux marins demeurent à des niveaux bien endeça de ceux rapportés historiquement dans les refuges de grande superficie, davantage accessibles et sujets au dérangement. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic puffin Common Murre Guillemot marmette macareux moine petit pingouin Razorbill The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent ENVELOPE(-59.598,-59.598,50.467,50.467) The Canadian Field-Naturalist 121 3 287
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topic Seabirds
populations
sanctuaries
Atlantic Puffin
larids
alcids
Gulf of St. Lawrence
spellingShingle Seabirds
populations
sanctuaries
Atlantic Puffin
larids
alcids
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Rail, Jean-François
Cotter, Richard
Sixteenth Census of Seabird Populations in the Sanctuaries of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2005
topic_facet Seabirds
populations
sanctuaries
Atlantic Puffin
larids
alcids
Gulf of St. Lawrence
description The Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence are important breeding grounds for many seabird species. The quinquennial censuses of seabirds in these sanctuaries have been carried out for 80 years (since 1925), in order to detect changes in the distribution and population levels of seabirds breeding on the North Shore. Between 1998-1999 and 2005, the most striking trends observed were the near doubling in numbers of Common Eiders in most sanctuaries, and the strong population growth rate of Razorbill. Unexplainable declines of Common Murre and Atlantic Puffin were observed at some of the larger colonies of these species. The last active colonies of Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Corossol Island) and Caspian Tern (Île à la Brume) on the North Shore seem on the verge of disappearing, with zero and three birds observed in 2005, respectively. Seabird populations in the larger, more accessible and disturbed sanctuaries are still markedly smaller than in historical times.Les refuges d’oiseaux migrateurs de la Côte-Nord du Golfe du Saint-Laurent constituent d’importants sites de nidification pour plusieurs espèces d’oiseaux marins. Des inventaires quinquennaux des oiseaux marins dans ces refuges sont effectués depuis 80 ans (depuis 1925), pour détecter les changements dans la répartition et les niveaux de population des oiseaux marins nichant sur la Côte-Nord. Entre 1998-99 et 2005, les tendances les plus marquantes étaient chez l’Eider à duvet, dont les effectifs ont pratiquement doublé dans la plupart des refuges, et chez le Petit Pingouin, dont les populations ont également connu une croissance rapide. Des déclins énigmatiques chez le Guillemot marmette et le Macareux moine ont été observés à plusieurs des colonies les plus importantes de ces espèces. Les dernières colonies actives d’Océanite cul-blanc (à l’île du Corossol) et de Sterne caspienne (à l’île à la Brume) sur la Côte-Nord semblent sur le point de disparaître, avec respectivement zéro et trois oiseaux observés en 2005. Les populations d’oiseaux marins demeurent à des niveaux bien endeça de ceux rapportés historiquement dans les refuges de grande superficie, davantage accessibles et sujets au dérangement.
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author Rail, Jean-François
Cotter, Richard
author_facet Rail, Jean-François
Cotter, Richard
author_sort Rail, Jean-François
title Sixteenth Census of Seabird Populations in the Sanctuaries of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2005
title_short Sixteenth Census of Seabird Populations in the Sanctuaries of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2005
title_full Sixteenth Census of Seabird Populations in the Sanctuaries of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2005
title_fullStr Sixteenth Census of Seabird Populations in the Sanctuaries of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2005
title_full_unstemmed Sixteenth Census of Seabird Populations in the Sanctuaries of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 2005
title_sort sixteenth census of seabird populations in the sanctuaries of the north shore of the gulf of st. lawrence, 2005
publisher The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
publishDate 2007
url https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/476
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genre Atlantic puffin
Common Murre
Guillemot marmette
macareux moine
petit pingouin
Razorbill
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Common Murre
Guillemot marmette
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petit pingouin
Razorbill
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