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Adult male black scoter. Photo: Matt Perry |
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Scott McWilliams, Univ Rhode Island, prepares to untangle a black scoter captured in a mist net, Quebec. Photo: Scott Gilliland |
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Tim Bowman, USFWS, with adult female black scoter captured in mist net, Quebec. Photo: Luc Gagnon |
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Mist net with decoys; note scoter caught in second net; Quebec. Photo: Scott Gilliland |
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Jay Osenkowski, RI DEM, with first-year white-winged scoter; Quebec. Photo: Scott Gilliland |
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Roger Selesse, NB DNR, with radio-tagged female black scoter; Quebec. Photo: Scott Gilliland |
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Radio-tagged adult female black scoter in recovery cage. Photo: Luc Gagnon |
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Matt Perry, USGS, weighs a female black scoter, Quebec. Photo: Matt PerryM |
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Matt Perry , USGS, bands a male surf scoter, Quebec. Photo: Matt Perry |
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Keith McAloney, CWS, and Tim Bowman, USFWS, setting up a mist net to catch black scoters, New Brunswick. Photo: Scott Gilliland |
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Adult male surf scoter. Photo: Matt Perry |
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Radio-tagged male black scoter takes flight after release, New Brunswick. Photo: Matt Perry |
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Jay Osenkowski, RI DEM, with a pair of radio-tagged black scoters, Quebec. Photo: Matt Perry |
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Radio-tagged female black scoter, Quebec. Photo: Matt Perry |
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Two veterinary crews – black scoters, New Brunswick. Photo: Tim Bowman |
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Holding and recovery room for ducks, New Brunswick. Photo: Scott McWilliams |
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Black scoters in transport cages, New Brunswick. Photo: Jay Osenkowski |
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Adult male black scoter tubed for surgery, New Brunswick. Photo Scott McWilliams |
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Brandon Hicks, CWS, and Tim Bowman, USFWS, prepare to remove male black scoter captured in mist net. Photo: Jay Osenkowski |
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Scoters and mist nets, Quebec. Photo: Jay Osenkowski |
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Tim Bowman, USFWS, with male black scoter extracted from mist net, Quebec. Photo: Scott McWilliams |
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Female black scoter entangled in mist net, Quebec. Photo: Jay Osenkowski |
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A flock of black scoter in the intertidal area, New Brunswick. Photo: Tim Bowman |
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Tim Bowman, USFWS, sucks blood from the jugular vein of a male black scoter. Photo: Scott Ford |
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Adult male black duck entangled in mist net, New Brunswick. Photo: Scott Gilliland |
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Matt Perry, USGS, and Keith McAloney, CWS, taking a swab sample to test for avian influenza, New Brunswick. Photo: Scott Gilliland |
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Veterinarians Glenn Olsen (USGS, left) and Scott Ford (right) prepping a black scoter for surgery, New Brunswick. Photo: Scott Gilliland |
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Adult female black scoter, New Brunswick. Photo: Scott Ford |
