Field Methods for Seabird Surveys Quiz

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As part of the 2023 Caribbean Seabird Census, a series of webinars provides background information needed to conduct surveys on your island(s).

The latest webinar on Field Methods for Seabird Surveys is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNH8rmYIfoc

You can test your surveying skills below.

Do you live in the Caribbean?

Yes

Other:

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When is the best time of year to conduct a seabird survey?

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Before birds are nesting, during courtship

When eggs are first laid

When most eggs have just hatched and before most chicks have fledged (left the nest)

When most chicks are about to fledge

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What is the best time of day to conduct a survey of birds like terns that don't nest in cavities?

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In the early morning, when it is cool

At mid-day when visibility is best

In the evening when they are returning to their nests

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What are some native mammals you may see during a Caribbean seabird survey?

1 point

Goats

Rats

Bats

None of the above

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What method would you use to census these frigatebirds?

1 point

Circular plot

Remote/distance

Walk through colony and count each nest

None of the above

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From a distance you estimate there are at least 1,000 sooty terns flying over this easily accessible site. What method would you use to count?

1 point

Circular plots

Line transects

Walk through colony and count each nest

None of the above

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What would you record for this Laughing Gull nest?

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1 egg (E1) and 1 newly hatched chick (N1)

2 eggs (E2)

1 egg (E1) and downy chick (D1)

None of the above

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What would you record for this Laughing Gull observation?

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Downy chick (D1)

Partially feathered chick (P1)

Full feathered chick (F1)

Juvenile (U1)

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This cavity narrows and turns so you cannot see the end. You do see guano and feathers and there’s a strong smell. How would you describe this observation?

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Empty cavity (Kemp)

Cavity occupied (Kocc)

Cavity possibly occupied (Kpot)

Cavity contents unknown (Ku)

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