In just over 3 weeks, I'll be heading back to Country Island Nova Scotia as a field biologist assistant for the Canadian Wildlife Service. As my undergrad is wrapping up, my excitement for Country Island is growing! I've had the pleasure of working there two summers ago for five weeks, but this time I'll be there for three months!
So... Where is this Country Island, you ask?
Well.... its pretty Remote!
See that small little spec that the arrow is point at? That is it! The 19 hectare Country Island!!
So... What will we be doing out there, you ask?
The big reason what we're doing work on Country Island is to help protect the Roseate Terns (Sterna dougalli). The Roseate Tern is listed as Endangered, and there are only a couple hundred pairs that nest in Canada, and Country Island has one of the larger Roseate Tern populations in Canada. Hunting an human activity has main causes to the decline in Roseate Terns, and to make sure the species doesn't go extinct, projects like what goes on at Country Island is very beneficial.
Here are some shots of the Roseate Tern
More to come on the Tern census, Feeding Watches, Chick growth and productivity, Predator control, Avi-fauna monitoring and potential research on the Leach's Storm Petrels, Willets, Common Eiders and the Meadow Voles.
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