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| category | feature | GIS data available? |
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| nearshore | view | Marine Birds Survey Effort Areas surveyed for pelagic and nearshore birds across all seasons. | yes from this site & an external site |
| shorebirds | view | Shorebird Staging Areas – Flat A selection of flat areas known to host staging shorebirds based on surveys by experts at the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS). | yes direct from this site |
| shorebirds | view | Shorebird Staging Areas – Rocky Observations of Surfbird (Aphriza virgata) as a surrogate for rocky staging areas. | yes from an external site |
| at-sea | view | At-sea Density of Listed Marine Birds Distribution and density of marine habitat use by birds listed by COSEWIC or listed as a global priority under the Provincial Conservation Framework, shown as at-sea density. | no |
| at-sea | view | At-sea Density of Marine Birds Distribution and density of marine habitat use by marine birds, shown as density at-sea. | no |
| at-sea | view | At-sea Marine Bird Species Richness Number of different marine bird species found in each planning unit. | no |
| nearshore | view | Canada Goose Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) year-round habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Brant Spring Staging Surveys Brant (Branta bernicla) spring (March-April) staging areas identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Brant Winter Surveys Brant (Branta bernicla) winter (November - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Trumpeter Swan Winter Surveys Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Tundra Swan Winter Surveys Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Gadwall Winter Surveys Gadwall (Anas strepera) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Eurasian Wigeon Winter Surveys Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | American Wigeon Winter Surveys American Wigeon (Anas americana) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Mallard Winter Surveys Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Blue-winged Teal Winter Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Northern Pintail Winter Surveys Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes direct from this site |
| nearshore | view | Green-winged Teal Winter Surveys Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Scaup Species Winter Surveys Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) and unidentified Scaup winter (December - April) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Harlequin Duck Moulting Season Surveys Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) moulting season (August - September) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Harlequin Duck Spring Staging Surveys Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) spring (March - mid-April) staging areas identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Harlequin Duck Winter Surveys Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Scoter Species Pre-migration Staging Surveys Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra), White-winged scoter (Melanitta fusca) and unidentified Scoters pre-migration (March - May) staging areas identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Scoter Species Winter Surveys Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra), White-winged scoter (Melanitta fusca) and unidentified Scoters winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Long-tailed Duck Winter Surveys Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Bufflehead Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) year-round habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Common Goldeneye Winter Surveys Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Barrow’s Goldeneye Winter Surveys Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Hooded Merganser Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) year-round habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Common Merganser Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) year-round habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Red-breasted Merganser Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) year-round habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Red-throated Loon Winter Surveys Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Pacific Loon Winter Surveys Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Common Loon Winter Surveys Common Loon (Gavia immer) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Horned Grebe Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) year-round habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Red-necked Grebe Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) year-round habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Western Grebe Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) year-round habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| colonies | view | Storm Petrel Colonies Active and historic Fork-tailed Storm Petrels (Oceanodroma furcata) and Leach’s Storm Petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) colonies. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | no |
| nearshore | view | Brandt’s Cormorant Winter Surveys Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) winter (September-October) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| colonies | view | Brandt’s Cormorant Colonies Active and historic Brandt's Cormorants (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) colonies. | no |
| nearshore | view | Double-crested Cormorant Winter Surveys Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| colonies | view | Double-crested Cormorant Colonies Active and historic Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) colonies. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Pelagic Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) year-round habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| colonies | view | Pelagic Cormorant Colonies Active and historic Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) colonies. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | no |
| nearshore | view | Great Blue Heron Winter Surveys Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| shorebirds | view | Great Blue Heron Nests and Foraging Areas Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) nest sites and associated foraging habitats. | no |
| nearshore | view | Bald Eagle Winter Surveys Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) winter (October - December) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| shorebirds | view | Sandhill Crane Nests Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) nests. | yes direct from this site |
| birds | view | Sandhill Crane Observations Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) observations. | yes from an external site |
| shorebirds | view | Semipalmated Plover Nests Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) nesting site observations. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | yes direct from this site |
| colonies | view | Black Oystercatcher Breeding Sites Active and historic Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) breeding sites. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | no |
| nearshore | view | Bonaparte’s Gull Autumn Surveys Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) autumn (September-October) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Bonaparte’s Gull Spring Surveys Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) spring (April-May) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Mew Gull Winter Surveys Mew Gull (Larus canus) winter (October - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | California Gull Winter Surveys California Gull (Larus californicus) winter (October - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Herring Gull Winter Surveys Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) winter (October - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Thayer’s Gull Winter Surveys Thayer’s Gull (Larus thayeri) winter (October - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| nearshore | view | Glaucous-winged Gull Winter Surveys Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) winter (October - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| colonies | view | Glaucous-winged Gull Colonies Active and historic Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus glaucescens) colonies. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | no |
| nearshore | view | Common Murre Winter Surveys Common Murre (Uria aalge) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| colonies | view | Common Murre Colonies Active and historic Common Murre (Uria aalge) colonies. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | no |
| colonies | view | Thick-billed Murre Colonies Active and historic Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) colonies. | no |
| colonies | view | Pigeon Guillemot Colonies Active and historic Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus Columba) colonies. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | no |
| nearshore | view | Marbled Murrelet Winter Surveys Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) winter (December - January habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| at-sea | view | At-sea Density of Marbled Murrelet Distribution and density of marine habitat use by Marbled Murrelet, shown as density at-sea. | no |
| nearshore | view | Ancient Murrelet Winter Surveys Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes from an external site |
| colonies | view | Ancient Murrelet Colonies Active and historic Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) colonies. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | no |
| colonies | view | Cassin’s Auklet Colonies Active and historic Cassin's Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) colonies. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | no |
| at-sea | view | Cassin’s Auklet Foraging Habitat Marine distribution (and presumed foraging habitat) of the planktivorous Cassin’s Auklet. | no |
| colonies | view | Rhinoceros Auklet Colonies Active and historic Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) colonies. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | no |
| at-sea | view | Rhinoceros Auklet Foraging Habitat Marine distribution (and presumed foraging habitat) of the piscivorous Rhinoceros Auklets. | no |
| colonies | view | Horned Puffin Colonies Active and historic Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) colonies. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | no |
| colonies | view | Tufted Puffin Colonies Active and historic Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) colonies. Raw Parks Canada data used in this feature can be found in the feature: Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) seabird datasets. | no |
| birds, feature count | view | Marine Birds Feature Count Number of marine bird features found in each planning unit. | yes direct from this site |
| nearshore | view | Northern Shoveler Winter Surveys Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) winter (December - February) habitat identified from survey data. | yes direct from this site |
| at-sea | view | Common Murre Migration Marine distribution of the piscivorous Common Murre following the end of the land-based nesting season on Triangle Island, one of the Scott Islands. | no |
| colonies, shorebirds | view | Parks Canada (Haida Gwaii) Seabird Datasets Raw data for three Parks Canada seabird datasets used in the creation of the following BCMCA features: Seabird Colonies (Ancient Murrelet, Black Oystercatcher, Cassin's Auklet, Common Murre, Glaucous-winged Gull, Horned Puffin, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Rhinoceros Auklet, Storm Petrel, Tufted Puffin) and Semipalmated Plover Nests | yes direct from this site |