1. LIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING @ YOUR DESKTOP March 16, 2011 Biological Monitoring: The Incredible Life of Brant Presented by: Charlie Huddelston, Glen Alexander, Maynard Axelson

2. The Incredible Life of Brant

6. Have you ever heard of brant before the presentation? A) Yes B) Maybe C) No

7. Three Subspecies of Brant Pacific Black Brant or Black Belly High Arctic Brant or Gray Belly Atlantic Brant Slightly different coloration and different ranges Image from The Sibley Guide to Birds,

8. A year in the life of a brant goose

9. September Begin leaving arctic nesting areas of Canada, Alaska and Russia

10. Sept. - Oct. Fattening Up at Izembek

11. Eelgrass

12. Herring spawn Ulva (Sea Lettuce) They supplement their diet with:

13. Let’s Pause for Questions

14. Some Brant winter in estuaries in Washington and Oregon. For example…

15. Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, WA

16. But most fly non-stop to Baja California 3,000 miles 50 - 65 mph 2.5 - 4 days

17. October - February Recuperation and Relaxation

18. February - April Time to Head North

20. Late April - Early May Take a break at Izembek

21. May The brant return to the nesting grounds

23. Mid-May to Mid-June Building nests and laying eggs

26. Let’s Pause for Questions

28. Low Profile and Identity with Public

29. One of the Few Waterfowl That Still Functions Essentially the Same As It Has For Thousands of Years

30. Researching Brant in the Arctic

33. Tracking Brant North Slope, AK NE Alaska Russia Canadian ArcticYukon Delta

36. WHA Brant Southbound Fall 2005

37. Let’s Pause for Questions

38. This is why the Brant need YOU The International Brant Monitoring Project Students looking for brant on Samish Island

39. Monitoring for brant in Padilla Bay with 6th graders from Conway School

42. Student brant monitors of San Quintin, Baja California

43. The Brant Care Package Alaska Washington Oregon Mexico

44. Do you know if you live on a flyway? √ Yes X No

46. Other Migration & Observation Projects Journey North: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/http://www.learner.org/jnorth/ Shorebird Sister Schools program: http://www.fws.gov/sssp/ http://www.fws.gov/sssp/ The Globe Program: http://globe.gov/http://globe.gov/

47. From Marsh to Marina http://www.padillabay.gov/educationcurriculum.asp

48. Let’s Pause for Questions

49. Image from www.ci.port-washington.wi.us/…/Index.htm Dredging & Diking Threats Brant Face

50. Human Development & Habitat Loss

52. Overhunting

53. If the sea level rises enough it could kill off acres and acres of eelgrass beds that brant depend on for food. Climate Change

54. It is not an algae It is a vascular underwater plant with flowers, pollen, and roots High demand for sunlight Can grow up to 2 meters long Zone: shallow subtidal Habitat: muddy, sandy bottom Eelgrass: Essential Food for Brant

56. Helpful Resources and Links Brant Monitoring Project http://www.padillabay.gov/brant/ Washington Brant foundation http://www.wabrant.org/about.html Washington Dept of Ecology http://www.ecy.wa.gov/ Fish & Wildlife Service: Flyways http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/Flyways.html Pros Esteros http://proesteros.cicese.mx/

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