Observations of Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) and Other Seabirds at Cape Parry, Amundsen Gulf, N.W.T.
The Thick-billed Murre colony near Cape Parry, Northwest Territories, Canada, is the only murre colony in the western Canadian Arctic and is isolated to a greater extent than any other murre colony in the world. We conducted a brief but intensive survey of this colony on 1 and 2 August 1979 and reco...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65171 2023-05-15T13:22:54+02:00 Observations of Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) and Other Seabirds at Cape Parry, Amundsen Gulf, N.W.T. Johnson, Stephen R. Ward, John G. 1985-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65171 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65171/49085 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65171 ARCTIC; Vol. 38 No. 2 (1985): June: 89–166; 112-115 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal population Sea birds Thick-billed Murres Canadian Beaufort Sea Parry Peninsula N.W.T Parry Cape info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1985 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:19Z The Thick-billed Murre colony near Cape Parry, Northwest Territories, Canada, is the only murre colony in the western Canadian Arctic and is isolated to a greater extent than any other murre colony in the world. We conducted a brief but intensive survey of this colony on 1 and 2 August 1979 and recorded over 700 Thick-billed Murres, 16 Black Guillemots and 2 Common Murres. Some murre eggs were seen on the cliffs but a reliable measure of production was not determined. The number of Thick-billed Murres counted was much greater than reported several decades earlier and the sightings of the Common Murres were new for the Beaufort Sea.Key words: Thick-billed Murres, Arctic, Beaufort Sea, Cape Parry, N.W.T. Mots clés: marmette de Brünnich, Arctique, la mer de Beaufort, Cape Parry, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest Article in Journal/Newspaper Amundsen Gulf Arctic Arctic Arctique* Beaufort Sea Cape Parry Mer de Beaufort Northwest Territories Parry Peninsula Territoires du Nord-Ouest thick-billed murre Uria lomvia uria University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Canada Cape Parry ENVELOPE(-124.672,-124.672,70.151,70.151) Mer de Beaufort ENVELOPE(-138.005,-138.005,69.500,69.500) Northwest Territories Parry ENVELOPE(-62.417,-62.417,-64.283,-64.283) Parry Peninsula ENVELOPE(-30.000,-30.000,-79.500,-79.500) ARCTIC 38 2 |
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Animal population Sea birds Thick-billed Murres Canadian Beaufort Sea Parry Peninsula N.W.T Parry Cape Johnson, Stephen R. Ward, John G. Observations of Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) and Other Seabirds at Cape Parry, Amundsen Gulf, N.W.T. |
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The Thick-billed Murre colony near Cape Parry, Northwest Territories, Canada, is the only murre colony in the western Canadian Arctic and is isolated to a greater extent than any other murre colony in the world. We conducted a brief but intensive survey of this colony on 1 and 2 August 1979 and recorded over 700 Thick-billed Murres, 16 Black Guillemots and 2 Common Murres. Some murre eggs were seen on the cliffs but a reliable measure of production was not determined. The number of Thick-billed Murres counted was much greater than reported several decades earlier and the sightings of the Common Murres were new for the Beaufort Sea.Key words: Thick-billed Murres, Arctic, Beaufort Sea, Cape Parry, N.W.T. Mots clés: marmette de Brünnich, Arctique, la mer de Beaufort, Cape Parry, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest |
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Observations of Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) and Other Seabirds at Cape Parry, Amundsen Gulf, N.W.T. |
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Observations of Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) and Other Seabirds at Cape Parry, Amundsen Gulf, N.W.T. |
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Observations of Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) and Other Seabirds at Cape Parry, Amundsen Gulf, N.W.T. |
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Observations of Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) and Other Seabirds at Cape Parry, Amundsen Gulf, N.W.T. |
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Observations of Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) and Other Seabirds at Cape Parry, Amundsen Gulf, N.W.T. |
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observations of thick-billed murres (uria lomvia) and other seabirds at cape parry, amundsen gulf, n.w.t. |
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Amundsen Gulf Arctic Arctic Arctique* Beaufort Sea Cape Parry Mer de Beaufort Northwest Territories Parry Peninsula Territoires du Nord-Ouest thick-billed murre Uria lomvia uria |
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