Acknowledgements

The page designers James Hood and Darcy Pisiak wish to acknowledge a number of individuals whose assistance has made this a productive and even entertaining project. In no particular order:


  • Jack Dubois (MMMN) - Our boss and a great source of information on Manitoba Wildlife. Also a source of great pictures.
  • Liette Robert (MMMN) - Web Wizard.
  • André Taillefer and Benoît Thouin - Translators of the French site.
  • Monty McKillop - Frame Assistance <target="_top">
  • Jim Duncan, Francois Blouin (Manitoba Conservation Data Centre) - Web Site ideas and base maps.
  • Ron Bazin of the Canadian Wildlife Service - great slides of birds.
  • Mike Claussen - super bird pictures.
  • Susan Eros of the Canadian Wildlife Service - hot link ideas.
  • Peter Taylor - hotspot checklists and checklist proofing.
  • Janis Klapecki - Site critique and radiant light management control technican.
  • Joe Spence - Image and map scanning.
  • Christine Clifford - Project material procurement.
  • Lei Harris - Graphics Management Control.
  • Kim Gauvin and Julie Dumont (CHIN)
  • The Staff at the MMMN - You have been a great help, thanks
  • All of the partners across Canada


We also used a number of fine reference publications in developing the site. These include:

  •  American Ornithologists' Union. 1983. Check-list of North American birds, 6th ed., American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. 596 pp.
  • American Ornithologists' Union. 1985. Thirty-fifth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. Auk 102: 680-686.
  • American Ornithologists' Union. 1987. Thirty-sixth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. Auk 104: 591-596.
  • American Ornithologists' Union. 1989. Thirty-seventh supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. Auk 106: 532-538.
  • American Ornithologists' Union. 1991. Thirty-eighth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. Auk 108: 750-754.
  • American Ornithologists' Union. 1993. Thirty-ninth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. Auk 110: 675-682.
  • American Ornithologists' Union. 1995. Fortieth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. Auk 112: 819-830.
  • Bull, J. and J. Farrand, Jr. 1994. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds - Eastern Region. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 797 pp.
  • Caswell F.D. and R.C. Bazin 1997. 1997 Prairie Waterfowl Status Report - Prairie and Northern region. A Briefing Document. Canadian Wildlife Service. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Chartier, B. 1994. A Birder's Guide to Churchill. American Birding Association, Inc. Colorado Springs, Colorado. 132 pp.
  • Cleveland, N.J., S. Edie, G.D. Grieef, G.E. Holland, R.F. Koes, J.W. Maynard, W.P. Neily, P. Taylor, and R. Tkachuk. 1988. Birder's Guide to Southeastern Manitoba. Second Edition. Manitoba Naturalists Society, Winnipeg. 91 pp.
  • Cleveland, N.J., G.D. Grieef, G.E. Holland, P.A. Horch, R.W. Knapton, R.F. Koes, W.D. Kyle. 1978 (revised 1995). Field Checklist of the Birds of Southeastern Manitoba. Manitoba Naturalists Society, Winnipeg.
  • Copland, H., K. De Smet, S. Edie, G. Grieef, G. Holland, R. Knapton, R. Koes, J. Maynard, W. Neily, R. Parsons, P. Taylor, and R. Tkachuk. 1986. Field Checklist of the Birds of Manitoba. Manitoba Naturalists Society, Winnipeg.
  • Duncan, J.R. 1996. Conservation status ranks of the birds of Manitoba. Manitoba Conservation Data Centre MS Report Number 96-05. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 26 pp.
  • Finlay, J.C. (ed.) 1984. A Bird-Finding Guide to Canada. Hurtig Publishers Ltd. Edmonton. 387 pp.
  • Gardner, K.A. 1981. Birds of Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Manitoba Department of Natural Resources, Winnipeg. 172 pp.
  • Godfrey, W.E. 1986. The Birds of Canada, revised edition. National Museums of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 595 pp.
  • Harrison, C. 1978. A Field Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of North American Birds. Collins. London. 416 pp.
  • Harrison, H.H. 1975. A Field Guide to the Birds' Nests - United States east of the Mississippi River. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston. 257 pp.
  • Larsen, J.A. 1980. The Boreal Ecosystem. Academic Press. New York, New York. 500 pp.
  • National Geographic Society, 1987. Field Guide to the Birds of North America. 2nd Edition. National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. 464 pp.
  • Peterson, R.T. 1980. A Field Guide to the Birds - A Completely New Guide to all the Birds of Eastern and Central North America. 4th edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, New York. 384 pp.
  • Pettingill, Jr., O.S. 1985. Ornithology, in Laboratory and Field. Fifth edition. Academic Press, Inc. San Diego, California. 403 pp.
  • Poston, B., D.M. Ealey, P.S. Taylor and G.B. McKeating. 1990. Priority Migratory Bird Habitats of Canada's Prairie Provinces. Canadian Wildlife Service. 107 pp.
  • Raven, P.H. and G.B. Johnson. 1992. Biology, third edition. Mosby-Year Book, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri. 1217 pp.
  • Terres, J.K. 1980. The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. New York. 1109 pp.

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