This report outlinings key environmental indicators in our Alberta and BC Study Regions. This is for the week ending

Environmental Summary

Ebird observations in the reporting period

Common Name Number Observed
33 duck sp. 470
51 Mallard 311
23 Canada Goose 259
49 Lesser Scaup 170
41 Greater/Lesser Scaup 150
18 Bufflehead 146
2 American Coot 117
67 Ring-billed Gull 104
8 American Wigeon 94
76 Snow Bunting 85
25 Common Goldeneye 84
36 Gadwall 67
1 American Avocet 60
12 Black-capped Chickadee 59
82 Trumpeter/Tundra Swan 58
84 Western Grebe 51
15 Bohemian Waxwing 46
66 Redhead 43
29 Common Redpoll 42
47 House Sparrow 28
16 Bonaparte’s Gull 26
20 Cackling Goose 26
13 blackbird sp. 25
30 Dark-eyed Junco 21
83 Tundra Swan 18
28 Common Raven 15
77 Snow Goose 14
24 Canvasback 13
35 European Starling 12
46 House Finch 12
64 Red-breasted Nuthatch 11
69 Rock Pigeon 11
3 American Crow 10
11 Black-billed Magpie 10
14 Blue Jay 10
32 Downy Woodpecker 10
42 gull sp. 10
88 White-winged Crossbill 10
62 Red Crossbill 9
65 Red-necked Grebe 7
85 White-breasted Nuthatch 7
39 Gray Partridge 6
45 Horned Grebe 6
61 Pine Siskin 6
71 Ruddy Duck 6
21 Cackling/Canada Goose 5
53 Northern Flicker 5
73 Rusty Blackbird 5
9 Bald Eagle 4
17 Boreal Chickadee 4

Soil Moisture Weekly Anomaly Map

Soil Moisture Anomaly Cumulative Anomaly Map

NDVI Map

These are NDVI anomalies for this week. The AAFC NDVI Anomaly Maps comparee a given week’s NDVI value to a baseline value, which allows any outlier values to be visually compared to average values. High positive indicates greener than average vegetation conditions.

Weather Time Series

Observed weather data over the reporting period from a sample of weather stations in the region.