B--B--NESTING STUDY OF WHITE WING SCOTERS IN NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

B--THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE INTENDS TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, AN ORDER FOR THE CONTINUING STUDY ON BREEDING ECOLOGY OF WHITE WINGED SCOTERS. A COMBINATION OF AERIAL SURVEYS, MARK-RECAPTURE TECHNIQUES (INCLUDING RADIO-MARKING PRE-NESTING FEMALES), NEST SEARCHING, AND BROOD OBSERVATIONS WILL BE USED TO ESTIMATE DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF SCOTERS NESTING IN THE LOWER MACKENZIE RIVER WATERSHED LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. DETAILED STUDY PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED IN MAY 2004. SUMMARY REPORT DOCUMENTING RESULTS OF THE 2004 FIELD SEASON, AND A BREAKDOWN OF PROJECT COSTS DUE NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER, 2004. AWARD WILL BE MADE TO DUCKS UNLIMITED, CANADA, INSTITUTE FOR WETLAND AND WATERFOWL RESEARCH, BOX 1160, STONEWALL, MB, 204-467-3323. SEE NUMBERED NOTE 22.