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The Chesapeake Bay lies in the Atlantic Flyway and is home to almost 1 million waterfowl each winter. The waterfowl depend on coastal wetlands and shallow waters for habitat and food. These habitats are being lost to sea-level rise and development. The USGS is assessing the ability of near-shore habitats, from wetlands to shallow waters, to support waterfowl and water birds.

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November 14, 2022

####                 Review of Wildlife Health Outcomes and Potentially Toxic Algal Blooms in the Chesapeake Bay              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Environmental Health Program, Chesapeake Bay Activities

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November 14, 2022

####   Review of Wildlife Health Outcomes and Potentially Toxic Algal Blooms in the Chesapeake Bay

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October 5, 2021

####                 USGS Conducts Assessment to Inform Black Duck Habitat Decisions              

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Chesapeake Bay Activities

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October 5, 2021

####   USGS Conducts Assessment to Inform Black Duck Habitat Decisions

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July 10, 2019

####                 Conserving Habitat for American Black Ducks              

Chesapeake Bay Activities

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July 10, 2019

####   Conserving Habitat for American Black Ducks

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July 10, 2019

####                 Ospreys              

Chesapeake Bay Activities

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July 10, 2019

####   Ospreys

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April 30, 2018

####                 Videos Highlighting USGS Chesapeake Bay Activities              

Chesapeake Bay Activities

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April 30, 2018

####   Videos Highlighting USGS Chesapeake Bay Activities

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February 14, 2017

####                 Enhance science on coastal ecosystem structure, function, and resiliency to manage waterbirds              

Chesapeake Bay Activities

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February 14, 2017

####   Enhance science on coastal ecosystem structure, function, and resiliency to manage waterbirds

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February 13, 2017

####                 Provide science to support the conservation and restoration of freshwater fisheries and aquatic habitats              

Chesapeake Bay Activities

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February 13, 2017

####   Provide science to support the conservation and restoration of freshwater fisheries and aquatic habitats

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August 25, 2016

####                 Black Ducks              

Chesapeake Bay Activities

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August 25, 2016

####   Black Ducks

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March 30, 2016

####                 Learning More About Waterfowl to Inform Management              

Chesapeake Bay Activities

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March 30, 2016

####   Learning More About Waterfowl to Inform Management

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October 20, 2014

####                 Pharmaceuticals and the Water-Fish-Osprey Food Web              

Chesapeake Bay Activities

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October 20, 2014

####   Pharmaceuticals and the Water-Fish-Osprey Food Web

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August 30, 2013

####                 Ospreys used as sentinel for pollution              

Chesapeake Bay Activities

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August 30, 2013

####   Ospreys used as sentinel for pollution

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March 1, 2012

####                 Patuxent Wildlife Refuge scientists study how wind farms affect sea ducks              

Chesapeake Bay Activities

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March 1, 2012

####   Patuxent Wildlife Refuge scientists study how wind farms affect sea ducks

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