B--aerial survey and reporting

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is seeking a contractor to conduct an aerial survey and provide reporting on the abundance and distribution of brood-rearing Pacific Black Brant and Lesser Snow Geese on the Colville River Delta in Alaska. The survey will be flown in a Piper PA-18 "Super Cub" aircraft, and the contractor will provide a written report detailing methods and results, including a map depicting the area surveyed and numbers and locations of adult and young geese observed. The contractor will also provide a GIS layer of goose group locations and the set of photographs used to enumerate geese. Key aspects of the job include: • Conducting a complete census of adult and juvenile black brant throughout the Colville River Delta area • Conducting a representative survey of adult and juvenile snow geese covering 50% of the same study area • Flying the survey in a Piper PA-18 "Super Cub" aircraft at 75–150 m agl and approximately 100–120 km/h • Providing a written report detailing methods and results • Providing a GIS layer of goose group locations and the set of photographs used to enumerate geese