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I have or at least have had every one but “Big December Canvasbacks”.
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Canvasbacks, for instance, spend the winter directly in the path of the oil.
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The idea being floated is that more Canvasbacks (and other waterfowl) are staying in the Great Lakes, and when the lakes do freeze up, they are unable to obtain food and starve to death.
bootstrap analysis 2009
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This could be a perfect storm of climate change contributing to less ice cover, attracting more overwintering Canvasbacks, combining with a population explosion of non-native Mute Swans to create a substantial alteration in food availability.
bootstrap analysis 2009
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Breeding: Canvasbacks breed in the prairie pothole region of North America.
unknown title 2009
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Breeding: Canvasbacks breed in the prairie pothole region of North America.
unknown title 2009
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One of the most important regional areas for migrant and wintering Canvasbacks is the lower Detroit River, due to the abundance of wild celery.
bootstrap analysis 2009
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Parts of this area I have studied directly are kept open due to warm water discharge from shoreline industry, and I have personally seen 700+ Mute Swans congregating in winter directly on these wild celery beds where Canvasbacks had previously been recorded.
bootstrap analysis 2009
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The trend for wintering Canvasbacks on a portion of the Detroit River near Lake Erie, from the
bootstrap analysis 2009
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