OverviewBald Eagle contaminants study at three national parks in the Great Lakes region. 2006-2008. Blood, feather and egg samples for THg, additional contaminants, and ancillary data. Source Agency: National Park Service, Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Program ContactBill Route, Program Coordinator for the Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network Address Phone: 715-682-0631x21 |
| Name of dataset | Contaminants Monitoring in Bald Eagles |
| Geographic area | 3 national parks in the Great Lakes region |
| Activity Category | Monitoring |
| Medium | birds |
| Focal species | Bald Eagles |
| Tissue Types | blood, egg, feather |
| Approximate size of dataset | 100-150 |
| Positional data available? | yes |
| Start Date | 2006 |
| End Date | 2008 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Collection season | spring, summer |
| Collection Months | May-July |
| Current # Of Sampling Locations | 50-80 |
| Historic # Of Sampling Locations | 50-80 |
| Size of Sampling Area | 3 national parks in the Great Lakes region |
| Individual or composite samples? | Individual |
| Ecosystem Focus | 3 national parks in the Great Lakes region |
| Additional Info | 2 years on, 2 years off data collection rotation will begin in 2010. Methods and Hg lab analysis are identical to State of Wisconsin and Clemson University Bald Eagles studies across the Great Lakes states. |
| Data Use | By permission only |
| Quality Assurance | yes |
| Data Format | paper data sheets or lab notebooks, Microsoft Access |
| Hg Measurements | THg |
| Hg Measurement Weight | ww, fw |
| Ancillary Data | age, sex, weight, length, PCBs, DDT, PBDEs, PFCs, Pb |
| BRI has data? | no |
| Data downloadable on external website? | no |
| Comments | Currently in the process of QAQC-- please contact Bill with questions/inquiries about this dataset |
