Dinosaur Provincial Lake

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Grebe Survey Summary

  • Max Adults: 1
  • Year: 1970-1990
  • Most Recent Adults: ?
  • Year: 1990
  • Survey Type: Shore; Boat; Air
  • Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
Lake name:
Dinosaur Provincial Lake
Location:
Alberta
Latitude:
50.764615
Longitude:
-111.516868
Management agency:
Alberta Parks
Region associations:
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Designations:
Park
Comments:
Cannot locate the lake of the Dinosaur Provincial Park, coordinates from the source does not locate a lake. Used coordinates for the Red Deer River adjacent to the park.

Surveys (1)

Survey Citation:
COSEWIC. 2014. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 55 pp. www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/default_e.cfm

  • Type
    shore; boat; air
  • Time period
    1970, 1990
  • Source
    Report
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 1 1970-1990
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 ? 1990
Max Nests N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Nests N/A N/A N/A
Max Chicks N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Chicks N/A N/A N/A

Comments:

From Table A.2, maximum counts of breeding Western grebes from surveys mostly conducted during nesting season from June and July from 1970 to 1990 (sourced from Wilson, A. and Smith, P.A. 2013. Distribution and population status of Western Grebes in Canada. Unpublished report for the Canadian Wildlife Service). No break out of data per year or other details.

Sources of Information

  • Prescott, D. R. C., J. Unruh, S. Morris-Yasinski and M. Wells. 2018. Distribution and Abundance of the Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) in Alberta: An Update. Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch, Alberta Species at Risk Report No. 160, Edmonton, AB. 23 pp.
  • Dinosaur Provincial Park Guide